Darren Bent has urged Liverpool to pursue Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo, with the Ghanaian regarded as the ideal candidate to eventually replace Mohamed Salah.
The winger has improved on his superb performances from previous season, establishing himself as one of the Premier League’s most productive forwards. He’s scored six goals and provided three assists in his first 11 outings this season.
Two of those goals occurred on the first night of the season at Liverpool, when Bournemouth briefly levelled the game. Semenyo went the length of the field before shooting past Alisson for one of his goals.
Andoni Iraola saw a tremendous exodus this summer, including the transfer of Milos Kerkez to Liverpool, but was managed to keep his Ghana international. It is understood that Semenyo has a £65 million release clause that can be activated within the first two weeks of the January window.
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Liverpool are among those interested, with Manchester United and Tottenham also considering transfers – but Bent views Semenyo as the perfect guy to take over from Salah.
The former striker told TalkSport: “He has blasted out of the traps this season and he just looks incredibly comfortable in himself. He is a rare and unstoppable player, as seen by his impressive performances in each game. Gareth Bale was like that.
“When I say unstoppable, I’m referring to their attributes. When Bale began to move, you could not stop him, and Semenyo is the same. Once he gets underway, he flies past them and glides. He has the ability to go both ways, which is a plus. I believe he’s got the whole package.
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