Tottenham Hotspur will have an advantage over transfer rivals Manchester United in a race for Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo this summer, if previous comments from the player himself are anything to go by.
Spurs are closing in on the appointment of Brentford manager Thomas Frank as their new head coach. The Dane will replace Ange Postecoglou at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium following the dismissal of the Australian last week.
While the appointment is not yet official, Spurs already seem to be working on transfer targets. Sky Sports have reported the club’s interest in Semenyo.
The 25-year-old scored 11 goals and provided a further six assists in 37 Premier League appearances in the season just gone. That has however prompted interest from other clubs.
The report adds that Spurs face competition from Man United for the forward , with Ruben Amorim being backed in the transfer window.
If the two clubs are involved in a transfer race for the Ghana international, then Spurs do have the advantage of playing European football in the next season. A 1-0 win over United in the Europa League final last month means that Champions League football will be back at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Speaking earlier this season, Semenyo opened up on his excitement on Bournemouth chasing Europe. “It's been such a good season,” he said, via the Daily Echo .
“Personally, for me, I've never played in a quarter final. I've never ever been in a situation where you're competing for Europe or trying to get European places.
“So for me personally, it's very, very new. I think as a team, I feel like we've got the potential, we've got the talent in the team, so it was never in doubt that we would start pushing up the table.”
Bournemouth eventually finished the campaign in ninth place in the table, meaning that there will be no European football for the club in the upcoming season. A 15th place finish for United means that there will also be no European football at Old Trafford.
The lure of playing in the Champions League is something that Spurs and Frank will be able to use to their advantage in any transfer race this summer.
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