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Antoine Semenyo is set to leave Bournemouth this month and Manchester City had been the leading contenders for his signature
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp believes Liverpool could make a late move for Antoine Semenyo and potentially hijack the Bournemouth forward's switch to Manchester City. The 26-year-old is set to leave the Cherries with a £65million release clause in his contract prompting interest from leading Premier League clubs.
City have been leading the race for the Ghana international, who scored a last-minute winner as his current side beat Tottenham on Wednesday night, and a medical has been organised for his move to the Etihad. But Redknapp, speaking on Sky Sports, said he'd heard Liverpool could make a dramatic late attempt to bring Semenyo to Anfield.
Redknapp said: "I'm not so sure. I've heard there might be a little bit of a twist. I think Liverpool could still be in the equation. I think that, I've got to be honest, I think if they did come in - why they perhaps haven't come in as strongly, I'm surprised.
"If you look at that position, with Mohamed Salah and how long he's going to be at the club for, we don't quite know. If you've got a player of that quality and he shows he's a match-winner, he turns up in the big moments.
"Why wouldn't you be in for him? I'm not saying it's a Sky Sports breaking news moment, but all I'm saying is, I've heard tonight that it might not be the forgone conclusion that he's going to be having a medical at Man City. There might still be a little twist and I hope so."
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