Reports say Manchester United have reached an “according” to sign Antoine Cementho over the summer, amid the “interest” of Tottenham Hotspur.
In the summer, Man UTD’s initial focus was on overhauling the attack, investing around £200 million to sign Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.
United have made this a priority as they have no teeth in their offense last season, and Semenyo was mentioned as a potential alternative before settling as the desired No. 10 target for Mbeumo and Kuni.
The 25-year-old Semenyo enjoyed a breakout season for Bournemouth in 2024/25, earning 11 goals and five assists in the Premier League.
Also, Semeño shines at the start of the campaign, with three goals involved in three matches, but journalist Duncan Castle claims he’s approached Man UTD in the summer.
“We can say that Antoine Semenyo of Bournemouth has been actively targeted by Man UTD back in March,” Castles said on the Transfers Podcast.
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“Omar Bellada and Jason Wilcox had a direct conversation with Bournemouth about signing the forward who scored 11 goals last season.
“In those conversations, United said they would pay players under £55 million.
“They used the same strategies as Cunha and Mbeumo to agree to their personal terms with Semeño before attempting to agree to a fee with Bournemouth.
“They had Amorim take him to dinner in London at the end of the season, so that Amorim could judge his personality.
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Castle also suggests that Semeño’s fee and salary issues were behind Man UTD, who didn’t land talented attackers.
“Tottenham was also interested in signing players, and Bournemouth used it to claim a higher transfer fee, and after the CUNHA transaction it was at least as a precedent that he expected a transfer fee to the meeting.
“And I discovered that Semenyo agreed to the salary he agreed to with Man UTD would be less than 70% of what he was ready to pay Cunha and Mbeumo.
“Bornemouth has used it strategically to persuade players to sign a new contract until 2030. He has the idea of spending at least one season at Bournemouth before moving to another club.
“The guidance from Man Utd is what they saw as an alternative to either Cunha or Mbeumo, but I believe Bournemouth is ready to do all three of those deals.”
