{"id":641342,"date":"2025-12-19T01:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/641342\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T01:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:58:20","slug":"man-utd-plan-to-go-all-out-for-antoine-semenyo-and-think-pep-guardiola-will-help-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/641342\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd plan to go &#8216;all out&#8217; for Antoine Semenyo &#8211; and think Pep Guardiola will help them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Antoine Semenyo&#8217;s future is up in the air and Manchester United and Manchester City are among those queuing up for his signature in January and the Bournemouth star has a release clause<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_GettyImages-2252211213.jpg\" alt=\"Antoine Semenyo\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Antoine Semenyo has interest from a number of Premier League clubs(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Manchester United plan to go &#8216;all-out&#8217; to sign Antoine Semenyo from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/afc-bournemouth\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Bournemouth<\/a> next month, hoping that uncertainty over Pep Guardiola&#8217;s position could aid their quest. The Red Devils face some lofty competition for the Cherries star, who has a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/antoine-semenyo-manchester-united-liverpool-36263360\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">release clause of \u00a365million that activates in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-city-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Manchester City<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Tottenham<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool<\/a> are all interested in agreeing a deal for the Ghana international. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/ruben-amorim-manchester-united-meeting-35852118\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Ruben Amorim met Semenyo in London at the end of last season<\/a>, but United were put off by Bournemouth\u2019s \u00a380m plus asking price.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Portuguese coach called Semenyo a &#8216;special player&#8217; before United&#8217;s match with Bournemouth on Monday. The charm offensive may prove more convincing if City cannot provide assurances over Guardiola, and United will look to take advantage, according to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2025\/12\/18\/man-utd-antoine-semenyo-pep-guardiola-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">the Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/chelsea-man-city-guardiola-maresca-36422315\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">There is a \u2018growing anticipation\u2019 that it could be Guardiola\u2019s final campaign<\/a> as City boss. The Catalan coach only <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/pep-guardiola-man-city-quit-36227437\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"penned a new deal until 2027Link opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">penned a new deal until 2027<\/a> last year bit it is claimed City&#8217;s hierarchy have made contingency plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking out on his future earlier this season, the former <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/fc-barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BarcelonaLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Barcelona<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bayern-munich\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Bayern MunichLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Bayern Munich<\/a> boss said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve said many times I don&#8217;t know what will happen [in the future]. Results dictate the positions and I have to make a good season.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/man-utd-howard-webb-talks-36424510\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36424510\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Furious Man Utd bosses demand answers from Howard Webb after string of \u2018unfair\u2019 decisions<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-utd-kobbie-mainoo-transfer-36424972\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36424972\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man Utd decide on condition that will see them green light Kobbie Mainoo exit<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I will not stay when I feel that the club needs a change. But right now, I feel I want to do it, more than ever after what happened last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I am not saying that just because of what I have done in the past. I like to look forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But the time I am going to stay? When I first joined and signed for three years I would never expected to have stayed for a decade. I am so proud of that. I want to help the team, the club again and again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Manchester-United-v-Bournemouth-Premier-League.jpg\" alt=\"Antoine Semenyo\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Antoine Semenyo&#8217;s release clause becomes active in January(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">United are said to be <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/man-united-semenyo-transfer-curveball-36413264\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">confident about their chances of landing Semenyo<\/a>. The club&#8217;s board and Amorim are thought to be fans of Semenyo&#8217;s tactical versatility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Amorim <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/amorim-semenyo-man-united-amorim-33070723\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">envisages him in an attacking wing-back role<\/a>, with Amad on the opposite flank. Semenyo is believed to be open to such a move as he contemplates his future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;They have a special player,&#8221; said Amorim on Semenyo. &#8220;They have many good players, but they have a special player in Semenyo. 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