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Antoine Semenyo agreement reached as pundits say same thing about Liverpool bid

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He's one of those rare players - and I call players like this unstoppable. When I talk about unstoppable, I'm talking about their attributes."When Bale started to move, you just couldn't stop him, and Semenyo is the same."Once he gets going, he's going past people, and he's gliding.



I think he's got the full package."For so long now, Liverpool have been able to depend on Salah on that right-hand side, season upon season, and don't get me wrong, he's been one of the best players we've ever seen in this country."But the signs are that he potentially maybe is slowing down a fraction. Now, all of a sudden, you have to start addressing both sides."Semenyo scored twice on the opening night of the campaign at Anfield as Bournemouth went down 4-2 to the Reds, whose scoring was completed by Salah in injury-time.That is only one of four goals scored by the Egyptian in the Premier League so far this season, which by his own exceptionally high standards, is below par.But before the 3-0 loss at Manchester City before the international break, Salah did find the net in back-to-back top flight games and he will be looking to add to his tally when Liverpool return to action on Saturday at home to Nottingham Forest (3pm).Meanwhile, another pundit has talked up Semenyo's talent, believing his reported release clause to be "cheap".Former Southampton striker Charlie Austin, a Liverpool fan who played alongside their captain Virgil van Dijk at St Mary's, told Sky Sports News: "It sounds mad saying it, but going on the market and how everything is, absolutely it is - it is cheap.“You can go back to the goal that he scored that opening Premier League night against Liverpool and the performance he put in."He gave (Milos) Kerkez a real big problem, scored the goal - it was a fantastic, fantastic performance by him that night, and then he’s continued that form all the way through the start of the season."Look, I think £65m is a snip to get him.

And the biggest thing is, he’s only young, he's progressing. The way he's performing week in, week out for them, he has made himself Bournemouth's talisman."