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Liverpool is braced for competition to sign Antoine Semenyo from a host of Premier League clubs.
Semenyo has been one of the top-performing attackers in the top flight since the start of the season, registering seven goals and three assists for Bournemouth.
It emerged last month that there is a clause in the contract which Semenyo signed with Bournemouth in the summer, which would allow him to leave during the winter window for a £65 million ($86 million) fee.
That alerted the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham, all of which are said to considering swooping in January.
Interestingly, Sky Sports says that United, City and Spurs are the main rivals for Semenyo's signature, but it is said that Liverpool is "believed to still be in the background".
City is reportedly the strongest contender of all to sign Semenyo, but he is under serious consideration by United too – despite the Red Devils signing three new attacking players during the summer transfer window.
United, though, will only move for Semenyo if it does not jeopardize the club's financial chances of signing a new central midfielder during next summer's transfer window
Arsenal is one club that is said to not be in the race, with Mikel Arteta content with the attacking options he currently has at his disposal.
Earlier this month, The Athletic reported that – while Liverpool is an admirer of Semenyo – a winter move is unlikely for several reasons.
Laying out the reasons for Liverpool's reluctance to swoop for Semenyo in January, The Athletic said that one of them is the amount of money spent during the summer transfer window, when Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni all arrived on Merseyside.
The second was that the club is mindful of blocking Rio Ngumoha's pathway to the first team, with the third being that Arne Slot is keen to see how Jeremie Frimpong performs in a more advanced role once he returns to fitness. Frimpong has barely figured for the Reds since his move from Bayer Leverkusen due to injury issues.
It is added, however, that should a "standout market opportunity" present itself to Liverpool, that could prompt the Reds to swoop in January.
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