Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has a release clause of £65 million in the new five-year contract he signed with the club in the summer, a clause
Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has a release clause of £65 million in the new five-year contract he signed with the club in the summer, a clause that sources say can be activated during the early days of the January transfer window.
The inclusion of the clause was seen as a compromise after Semenyo turned down several approaches in the summer, giving the player a clear pathway to a big move while allowing Bournemouth a short window to plan replacements if he is sold.
The clause is reported to be time-limited rather than perpetual, meaning interested clubs can trigger the fee only in a specified period at the start of the winter window, which aligns with Bournemouth’s desire to balance player ambition with squad stability.
That structure has immediately put Semenyo on the radars of top Premier League clubs, with multiple teams believed to be monitoring the striker’s form ahead of any January approach.
Semenyo’s 2025–26 form has strengthened the logic behind the clause: he has been prolific and influential, increasing demand and the likelihood that clubs will consider meeting Bournemouth’s set price rather than enter drawn-out negotiations.
Observers note that the clause gives buying clubs a clear deadline and Bournemouth limited control once the activation period opens, effectively making the club vulnerable to an early-winter departure if a suitor is willing to pay.
The revelation has already sparked transfer talk across the league, with both supporters and pundits weighing up which clubs have the appetite and resources to trigger £65m for the Ghana international.
For Bournemouth, the decision now becomes managing the immediate fallout: preparing contingency plans, deciding whether to resist a January exit, and weighing the financial benefit of a large sale against the competitive cost of losing a key attacker midseason.
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