ARNE SLOT may be forced to move for Antoine Semenyo – and ruin Manchester United’s plans to land him next month.
The prospect of after the £130M striker’s suspected leg fracture on Sunday is understood to have altered thinking inside Anfield.
Liverpool could be forced into a move for Man Utd target Antoine SemenyoCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
The Bournemouth star is being eyed as a replacement for the crocked Alexander IsakCredit: AFP
Old Trafford opposite number as part of the club’s on-going re-build.
The 25 year old has a £65million release clause which can be triggered in the first fourteen days of next month’s transfer window.
had believed they were in pole position to sign the Ghana star even though Pep Guardiola and
Amorim still needs a replacement for Alejandro Garnacho after selling him to Chelsea for £40m in the summer.
Adding left-sided Semenyo to the near-£200m captures of Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and Bryan Mbuemo would put together an all-new set of forwards.
But the injury to £130m Isak, plus doubts over whether Mo Salah will return following African Cup of Nations duty and his “under the bus” rant before leaving, means a re-think for Slot.
He spent £426m in the record summer splurge that included attackers Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz as well as Isak.
Liverpool are interested in Semenyo, whose striker in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Burnley took him to eight goals for the season plus three assists.
But last Friday Slot indicated that January would not be the time for laying out even more big money.
And that to bring in more talent players would have to be sold, just as in the summer when £200m was raised through departures that included Luis Diaz, Darwen Nunez and Jarell Quansah.
The Dutchman stressed: “The outside world believe we have unlimited money but that is not true.
“You insiders know what we have brought in to spend. That is the way we work here and I fully believe in that way of working by the way.”
Isak went down in agony as he scored his second Prem goal with the opener in the 2-1 win over Tottenham.
Slot, like his club’s medics, now fear the worst as he waits scan results on the stricken Swede.
It means Semenyo will become a major consideration – that situation one that will also now worry Amorim too.
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