This week, Barca director Deco once again boasted about Marcus Rashford. “He is the player who can cover three positions”. In other words, a player who can be used in different roles, adapted to the opponent. Manchester United no longer have Rashford in the squad, now they are aiming for an attacking player with the same flexibility as Rashford (at the top).
Antoine Semenyo has been linked with Manchester United in recent months, nothing new there, but the closer the transfer window gets, the more the search for the same player intensifies at Liverpool, Manchester City, now also Tottenham.
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Bournemouth are doing everything possible to keep their star player for the rest of the season and beyond, but with a buyout clause of £65m in January, there is little that can stop the exit – if the Ghanaian international decides to do so. For Manchester United, this represents a huge opportunity, but also a challenge.
Now they will invest in midfield reinforcements, but if there is a push towards Semenyo signing, one of the Premier League rivals will hijack the transfer.
Semenyo has intrigued the United crowd with his flexibility in attack, where the 25-year-old can also play in the role of right-back in an Amorim system. United are looking for a new version of Amad Diallo to provide width in attack, Semenyo matches this profile and then some. In addition, the Bournemouth player has season, after season, shown he has cracked the Premier League code.
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The problem for United is that if the club flips up £65m in January for Semenyo, it will affect other top-priority transfers in January. However, we believe this is an opportunity that cannot be wasted, Semenyo has shown he is precisely the type of player with deliveries that will elevate the United attack even further.
Go for it!
