Report: Liverpool are now 'confident' they can sign 'brilliant' Premier League player in January

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When Liverpool want a player, they often do not wait around to get them.The Reds have had such a poor start to the season that many believe their title defence is over already, but a lot can still change.This is especially true with the January transfer window coming up, as bold moves might just pay off.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. There is one player in particular who they seem to be chasing too, although many other clubs are as well given his quality.

However, Liverpool seem confident that they will be the ones to sign him, and Reds fans should be excited at the potential.Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty ImagesLiverpool ‘confident’ about signing Antoine SemenyoOne of the most in-form players in the league right now is Antoine Semenyo, so it is no surprise that a lot of the transfer talk includes him.It has been revealed that he has a £65m release clause too, meaning that he is perhaps cheaper than many would have first thought.Liverpool seem keen to get to him first despite stiff competition, and journalist Dean Jones has shared that the Reds feel ‘confident’ about landing him in January.Writing for flashscore, he wrote that “ Liverpool are confident that they could win the race to sign him and it would provide a very different opportunity.”READ MORE: Do you want Ibrahima Konate to sign a new contract and stay at Liverpool? Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images He states that Semenyo is seen as a long-term Mohamed Salah replacement, with this opportunity perhaps too good to turn down despite no initial plan to get him so early.It is not clear as to whether Semenyo would jump ship mid-season, but with Bournemouth usually a willing seller for the right price, anything could happen.Antoine Semenyo’s stats this seasonSemenyo has been on fire this season, with the Ghanaian picking up from where he left off in the 2024/25 campaign.Stats this season Antoine Semenyo Games12Goals6Assists3Stats from Transfermarkt and correct as of 18/11/25He has nine goal involvements in 12 games, with the winger unlucky not to have even more given just how ‘brilliant’ he has been.Bournemouth would certainly feel the effects if they lose him, but at the same time they have dealt so well with losing stars in the past that who knows.

Making a move for him in January, though, makes sense for Liverpool if he is keen, with this a signing that would be the start of the new era that will not have Salah in it for much longer.