Andoni Iraola says Antoine Semenyo “will continue to be” a Bournemouth player amid mounting speculation over the player’s future ahead of the January transfer window.
The forward has been linked with moves to the Premier League’s biggest clubs following a strong start to the campaign.
The 25-year-old has been in terrific form for the Cherries, scoring six goals and providing three assists to help the club make a push for Europe. They currently sit ninth in the Premier League table on 18 points, level with fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs are one of the clubs that showed interest in buying Semenyo from Bournemouth in the summer, before signing Mohammed Kudus.
Manchester United were another club that looked at the attacker before moving onto other targets, while Liverpool and Newcastle United also reportedly held interest in the player.
Rather than push for an exit, Semenyo signed a contract extension until 2030. The deal reportedly includes a release clause of £65 million that can be activated in the winter window.
Iraola responds to Semenyo transfer speculation
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s clash with West Ham United, Iraola shut down any transfer talk and insisted he is not worried about January right now.
“We are in November, Antoine is our player, he will continue to be our player. In January, you can ask me about the market,” he said in his pre-match press conference.
“But right now, I am not worried about the next market. I am not worried about the situation. In January, we will talk about whatever happened, the players we need.”
Bournemouth were dealt a double injury blow over the international break, with both Justin Kluivert and Ben Gannon-Doak on the treatment table. Kluivert injured an adductor muscle while Gannon-Doak hurt his hamstring.
Adam Smith and Tyler Adams have returned from concussion protocol, but neither play has trained much in the past couple of weeks.
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