Contact made: Liverpool emerge as front-runners for £65m Man City transfer target

Liverpool have reportedly made enquiries about a potential transfer move for Antoine Semenyo and are emerging as the early front-runners to sign the Bournemouth winger.

The Ghana international has started the season in superb form, contributing six goals and three assists in eleven games so far for the Cherries.

This seems to have a host of top clubs chasing him ahead of January, with Liverpool among his main suitors as he will briefly have a £65m release clause, according to iNews.

The report states that Liverpool have already enquired about Semenyo, so early contacts have been established and it seems the Reds are the favourites for his signature.

Semenyo looks like an outstanding talent, but why are Liverpool ready to go back into the market for yet another attacking player after spending so much during the summer?

To put it simply – those new LFC signings have been really poor so far, with Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz looking particularly disappointing, while Hugo Ekitike’s form has also faded after a strong start to the campaign.

It looks like it was a big mistake to sell Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich, while it’s also debatable if giving Mohamed Salah a new contract was the right choice after his sudden drop-off in form.

With that in mind, there’s surely room for Semenyo to come in and have an immediate positive impact in Arne Slot’s side.

Still, Semenyo has a big decision to make here, and it might be that he’ll feel he’s better off joining Man City at the moment.

Pep Guardiola’s side weren’t at their best last season and have had some slip-ups this term as well, though it’s a long way from the crisis currently unfolding at Anfield.

The 25-year-old might find there’s a lot of pressure to hit the ground running if he joins Liverpool during this crisis season, so it’s probably not an ideal environment to be stepping into.

City, by contrast, should always more or less offer a good chance of a winning project.

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