Why Liverpool target Antoine Semenyo is not playing at AFCON amid transfer battle

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He played in Ghana’s disastrous AFCON qualification group, which ended with one of Africa’s most successful soccer nations failing to win a single match. That means Semenyo will be based in England for the entirety of January.

Semenyo has been one of the Premier League's brightest attacking talents this season (Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images) TalkSPORT claimed this week that Semenyo is “calm about his future”, with Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal also keen on the Ghanaian international. The winger signed a new contract in the summer after Bournemouth allowed several key players to depart, and he has continued his excellent form this season.

With the Liverpool no.8 an injury doubt for this weekend’s game against Tottenham Hotspur, Salah at AFCON and Federico Chiesa still not trusted to start Premier League games, it’s an area of the team that is becoming increasingly problematic. Meanwhile, despite Ghana’s inability to secure qualification for AFCON, it will be involved in next summer’s World Cup and has been drawn in a group alongside England, Croatia and Panama.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.