Tottenham and Chelsea learn £70m asking price but transfer target supports Arsenal

The in-form AFC Bournemouth forward is known to be a lifelong Arsenal fan.

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Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and a gaggle of Premier League clubs eyeing up a summer swoop for in-demand AFC Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo have been told that it will take a £70 million bid to tempt the club into a sale.

That’s according to a fresh report from The i Paper. Semenyo has bagged seven goals and picked up four assists in the top flight for the Cherries so far this season as Andoni Iraola’s side continues to impress.

Semenyo joined the club in January 2023 from Bristol City with AFC Bournemouth paying £10 million for the star, who signed a four and a half year deal with the club. The winger signed a new deal with the club last year, which keeps him at the Vitality Stadium until 2029, but the report suggests that the prospect of a £60 million profit on the player would be too tempting for the club to resist.

Antoine Semenyo is an Arsenal fan

TBR Football named Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur as clubs who have shown an ‘interest’ with Newcastle United also in the running. Arsenal are also touted as potential suitors and could perhaps be frontrunners given that Semenyo has confessed he is an Arsenal fan.

Speaking last year, the talented striker said: “I am an Arsenal fan. I don’t conflict the two with my job. It is great to play against Arsenal, a team I have watched all my life and I want to play for the top clubs as well.

“In order for that to happen I need to prove it. The aim is to play in the Champions League. I know that’s not going to come with a click of my fingers, it’s going to take some time.

“It’s going to take goals. It’s going to take a lot of consistent performances. But I’ve worked all my life for that and I’m just going to continue working hard. That’s my mentality.”

Speaking late last year, Semenyo put his recent success down to a new, freedom-based approach. In those quotes, the player appeared to hint at a willingness to ignore transfer speculation over his future.

AFC Bournemouth star working hard despite Chelsea and Tottenham transfer talk

He said: “It’s continuing working hard, enjoying the game, just playing with no pressure. I feel like just being easy on the pitch, like, having that freedom is what’s given me my success right now so just need to continue playing with no pressure really just continue to enjoy the game, have fun with the ball and try to rack up as many goals as I can.”

It will be an interesting summer for AFC Bournemouth, with several first team stars the centre of transfer rumours thanks to their form this year. The Cherries sit 10th in the top flight and are just three points off Newcastle United in sixth.

Providing an update to GiveMeSport earlier this month, Fabrizio Romano said: "[Milos] Kerkez, [Dean] Huijsen, Semenyo... many Bournemouth players are attracting interest, but I don't think they will sell 3–4 players. Semenyo has chances to go as interest is there, but it's not something guaranteed now, as the club will try to fight to keep him."

In other news, Arsenal, Tottenham and Premier League sides are set to benefit from a head start in the summer transfer window this year.