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'To my knowledge': David Ornstein drops Antoine Semenyo to Liverpool bomb after Alexander Isak breaks his leg

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Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say “Alexander Isak set for period on sidelines with suspected leg break from challenge in Liverpool win at Spurs,” Ornstein posted on X. But Ornstein dropped another Sunday bomb to reveal that that is unlikely to be the case.Liverpool unlikely to sign Antoine SemenyoSemenyo has been heavily linked with a January move to Liverpool and the presence of a £65m release clause in his contract makes him very much attainable.However, while speaking to NBC Sports ahead of Aston Villa’s clash with Manchester United on Sunday, Ornstein revealed that Liverpool are not currently anywhere near the front of the chase for Semenyo.Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Liverpool ready to challenge Man United for £52m ‘generational talent’ who could solve a big issue“This is going to be one of the biggest stories of the January transfer window and I would suspect it will be resolved sooner rather than later,” said the journalist.



“Liverpool are said to have had great admiration for him, but they haven’t moved to the same extent so far to my knowledge, but let’s see if anything changes around the Alexander Isak injury. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Will Liverpool make an attacking signing anyway?Although many supporters will be disappointed, this is good news.

Semenyo has never been good enough for Liverpool and the furore to bring him to Anfield has been bizarre.There are plenty of better options out there for the Reds, and it will be fascinating to see if they do decide to pull the trigger on one.What we know for sure is that Liverpool will not make a signing for the sake of it. The Newcastle winger is more attainable than previously and Liverpool have been keen on him in the past.