Chelsea ‘enter race’ for Antoine Semenyo with 3 other clubs – Latest Liverpool FC News
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Chelsea have entered the race to sign Antoine Semenyo, with Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola admitting the forward’s future is ‘out of his control’. Chelsea join race to sign Antoine Semenyo If Liverpool decide they want Semenyo in January, they will face competition from the league’s best.
Man City and Man United are both already known to be interested, while Chelsea are now the latest club to have thrown their hat in the ring. The 25-year-old has a £65 million release clause that would allow him to leave in January, and manager Andoni Iraola admitted “there are things happening out of our control” but he ‘hopes they can keep him’.
Slot was also asked about Semenyo on Tuesday, but the Dutchman was evasive, instead saying that his “first and only thoughts are on the upcoming two games.” Read more here Today’s Liverpool FC News • Arne Slot has said he thinks Alexander Isak should return before the end of the season and described Micky van de Ven’s challenge as “reckless” – Thomas Frank has defended his player • The head coach also revealed Conor Bradley and Cody Gakpo will face late fitness tests before Liverpool’s next match, against Wolves on Saturday – neither trained on Tuesday • Mo Salah scored an injury-time winner for Egypt in their dramatic 2-1 win over Zimbabwe – not a bad start to AFCON! • Liverpool U19s’ one-legged UEFA Youth League knockout tie, away at Slovakian side MSK Zilina, is to take place on Tuesday, February 3 at 3.30pm (GMT) More from This Is Anfield Slot has been reluctant to start fringe players in league matches since arriving at Liverpool, but he may now be faced with no alternative, writes Joanna Durkan: “Slot has his favourites, that is no secret, and it is exemplified in the data, with 12 players already having played in excess of 1,000 minutes, and three of those have exceeded 2,000. “The remaining 10 senior regulars have been used more sparingly, due to Slot’s selection or, in other cases, injury, which has not escaped attention considering Liverpool’s fluctuating form.” READ: Arne Slot now has no choice but to trust the depth of his Liverpool squad Elsewhere in the football world today • Divock Origi has terminated his contract at AC Milan after not playing for 18 months and is now a free agent – well, Liverpool do have a Champions League that needs winning… • Man United loanee Rasmus Hojlund has won his first silverware with Napoli, the Super Cup, and captioned a photo of him holding the trophy: “What a great decision looks like” – players always get better after leaving Old Trafford! • That Italian Super Cup final was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by the way – but, you know, football is for the fans and all that is what they will still tell you… Visiting the LFC Foundation • READ MORE: Arne Slot ‘drives’ players’ charity work – Why Anfield looks different this Christmas The Kop has undergone a change in the last couple of weeks, with its exterior now fitted with billboards sharing the work done by the LFC Foundation.