Antoine Semenyo of Bournemouth before the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Bournemouth at

Liverpool target Antoine Semenyo named his favourite Premier League team in 2024, it’s not the Reds

Liverpool are interested in signing Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth, but the player has already admitted he supports another Premier League team.

It was reported last month that the Reds could make a move for Semenyo in January, with the Cherries well aware they face a battle to keep hold of the player.

The 25-year-old has six goals and three assists in the Premier League this season, with Erling Haaland and Brentford’s Igor Thiago the only stars to have found the back of the net on more occasions.

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Bournemouth’s General Manager has commented on selling players to Liverpool this week amid links to Semenyo, while the player has previously expressed his support for another team.

Antoine Semenyo of Bournemouth before the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Bournemouth at Selhurst Park.

Antoine Semenyo supports Arsenal

Reports in late October said that several clubs could look at signing Semenyo during the upcoming winter window.

It was suggested at the time that a release clause, inserted in the contract he signed with Bournemouth over the summer, could be active in January.

But Liverpool should be hoping that if they do plot a move, Premier League rivals Arsenal do not have the same idea, as Semenyo may well choose the Gunners over them.

Speaking to The Athletic back in October 2024, the Bournemouth ace revealed that he is a Gunners fan and has watched them all of his life.

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He said: “I am an Arsenal fan, I don’t conflict the two with my job. It is great to play against Arsenal, a team I have watched all my life and I want to play for the top clubs as well. In order for that to happen I need to prove it.”

Do Arsenal want to sign Antoine Semenyo?

Semenyo is a natural right winger but has played all across the frontline during his career.

Bukayo Saka is the main option off the right flank at the Emirates right now, though there is less established competition on the left.

Arsenal, as per Give Me Sport, had an interest in the 31-time-capped Ghana international during the summer transfer window.

No move came to pass, and it remains to be seen if Mikel Arteta and co. could reignite their interest in the coming months.

Liverpool would be forced to pay over £80million to complete the signing of Alessandro Bastoni from Inter Milan, sources have told Football Insider.

The 26-year-old has a long-term contract with the Italian giants that runs until the summer of 2028.

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Liverpool have held an interest in Bastoni since last March, but failed to make any progress on a deal in the most recent transfer window.

Sources say that Inter would now demand at least £80m for their star centre-back, who is very well-rated across Europe.

Liverpool’s chances of completing Alessandro Bastoni deal in January

Sources say that there is no chance Liverpool would be able to sign Bastoni in the January transfer window, as it is such a difficult move to pull off.

The defender is very settled at Inter Milan and doesn’t want to jeopardise his future ahead of the World Cup next summer.

Also, Inter are currently in an extremely close title race at the top of Serie A, so would not allow Bastoni to leave mid-season

As well as the Italian, Liverpool have been closely linked with the likes of Marc Guehi and Dayot Upamecano as they aim to bring in a long-term centre-back option.

Ibrahima Konate could be leaving Liverpool

Meanwhile, Ibrahima Konate has rejected a new Liverpool contract and is moving closer to an exit from the club, sources have told Football Insider.

The 26-year-old’s future on Merseyside is in doubt as his current deal expires at the end of the season.

Talks over an extension to the centre-back’s contract have not progressed, and there is now a growing expectation that he will leave in the summer.

Konate has been linked to Real Madrid in recent months, and that interest is believed by sources to be “concrete”.