Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has a \u00a365m release clause in his contract that can be activated during the first two weeks of the January transfer window, BBC Sport has been told. <\/p>\n
The Ghana international attracted interest from several clubs including Manchester United and Tottenham in the summer only for the 25-year-old to sign a new five-year deal<\/a> at Vitality Stadium on 1 July. <\/p>\n However, BBC Sport has learned that his new contract contains a release clause of \u00a365m that can be triggered in the first two weeks of the winter transfer window in order to allow Bournemouth enough time to replace their star player. <\/p>\n The winter transfer window opens on Thursday, 1 January 2026 for Premier League and English Football League (EFL) clubs and closes at 19:00 GMT on Monday, 2 February.<\/p>\n Semenyo has been in excellent form in the Premier League this season, scoring six goals and providing three assists in 11 appearances for Andoni Iraola’s side. <\/p>\n Last season he hit double figures for the first time in his career – 11 goals in the league and 13 in all competitions.<\/p>\n Londoner Semenyo qualifies for Ghana through his father. <\/p>\n He was rejected by Arsenal, Spurs and Millwall as a youngster before joining the football programme at SGS College in Bristol, run by former Leeds and Forest Green Rovers manager Dave Hockaday.<\/p>\n Bristol City signed him in 2017 but he needed loan spells at Bath, Newport and Sunderland before breaking into the Robins first team during the 2020-21 season. <\/p>\n