Should Tottenham Hotspur fork out £65m for 16 G/A Premier League winger? – Opinion..
ARTICLESShould Tottenham Hotspur fork out £65m for 16 G/A Premier League winger? – OpinionPublished 2 days ago on June 12, 2025By Jainil Shah Tottenham step up interest to sign Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo
Daniel Levy has been looking to make some headline arrivals at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer as the 63-year-old club chairman looks to use the Lilywhites’ Champions League qualification as a springboard to marquee signings, and this starts with Thomas Frank, who is set to take over the reins at the hearlm at N17. The Danish coach is in line to replace Ange Postecoglou at N17 and is continuing to dip into the pool of the English top tier, as he looks to bring Bournemouth wide forward Antoine Semenyo to Spurs.
Atharva, the moment with Heung Min Son ageing and declining, the North Londoners don’t really have a high-output forward in their roster, and this is where the links with the Bournemouth ace make sense, given how he has shown potential to be one of the better offensive players in the Premier League. If you look at his tally last season, he has netted 11 league goals complemented by 5 assists, which shows how he has been a consistent threat for the Cherries.
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The Lilywhites are apparently working hard to get the 25-year-old to N17, and with Thomas Frank to take charge, his possible role at the club will evolve a bit from how he is playing at Bournemouth under Iraola.
How can Semenyo feature under Frank?
Tottenham Hotspur earmark Antoine Semenyo to replace Son Heung-min.
Tottenham Hotspur should earmark Antoine Semenyo to replace Son Heung-min.
The Dane’s system is a lot about bringing in that flexibility in structured transitions, and Sementyo can have a few roles to play. One of them is as a wide forward in the front three, where he is tasked with staying high and wide to stretch defences while he looks to drive inside off the flank while combining movements with Solanke or a central pivot. He then goes on to press aggressively from the front, particularly as triggers in mid-block transitions.
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If Frank is to adapt the front two like he did with Wissa and Mbeumo at Brentford, then this is where the 25-year-old will be giving an alternative attacking angle when the Lilywhites deploy two strikers upfront (working alongside each other in central fronts) where his pace and tenacity in tight channels would leverage counter-attacking opportunities.
Tottenham did struggle a lot against teams that deploy low blocks, and this is where you can pull Semenyo into his natural self; using his dribbling and dynamic off-ball movement can get the better of those shapes and provide physical presence that (in a sense) current wide attackers don’t have (your Brennan Johnsons and Wilson Odoberts).
The pricing factor is a tricky part
Tottenham Discover Price Tag for Antoine Semenyo.
Tottenham discover hefty price tag for Antoine Semenyo.
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Given how highly Semenyo is rated, the Cherries wouldn’t let him go unless a bid in the region of £65 million or maybe £70m is made (which, in a way, is in line with what the North Londoners paid for Solanke last season).
And former Tottenham scout Bryan King doesn’t think that the Lilywhites could sign him, as he highlights the pricing factors in his latest interview with Tottenham Hotspur News, where he said:
“I wouldn’t be interested in Semenyo. Bournemouth would probably charge Tottenham as much as they did for Dominic Solanke. I can’t see this transfer happening.
“I think that is just pure speculation. Tottenham might have been linked with him for a while, but why? What is he going to bring to Tottenham?
“The recruitment needs to tighten up dramatically at Tottenham. They need to do the recruitment like they have been doing it at Brentford. Thorough work to bring in players who would suit Brentford.”
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