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It has been revealed why Tottenham dropped out of the race to sign Antoine Semenyo in January, despite desperately wanting the winger.
Last week, it was reported that Spurs were aggressively pursuing Semenyo and were not ready to give up on the winger without a fight.
This was despite reports suggesting that Tottenham faced an uphill battle to land the Bournemouth star, who is wanted by some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League.
We even heard reports that Spurs were willing to shatter their wage structure to land the Ghana international.
Unfortunately, Fabrizio Romano then delivered the bad news that Tottenham Hotspur had pulled out of the race for Semenyo.
Tottenham desribed as the least likely destination for Antoine Semenyo
TEAMtalk have revealed that the 25-year-old is emerging as the most in-demand player in January, with Man United, Spurs, Liverpool and Man City all willing to pay his £65m release clause.
However, it is explained that Semenyo will make the final decision on his future, and it was his narrowing down of those options that likely led to Tottenham dropping out of the race.
The winger prefers a move to either Man City or Liverpool, who have emerged as the two clear frontrunners for the player ahead of the January window.
In fact, out of the four clubs, Tottenham were considered to be ‘the least likely option’, which is why Thomas Frank and co have been forced to move on to other targets.
Man City seem to be the favourites to sign Semenyo
TEAMtalk further reveal that City are ‘making real strides’ in their pursuit of the Ghanaian over the last few days.
The Manchester club have already held discussions with Semenyo’s representatives and see him as someone who can lighten the goalscoring burden on Erling Haaland.
Pep Guardiola’s men are also having conversations with Bournemouth, who have been made aware that their star man is speaking to City.
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