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Antoine Semenyo joined Bournemouth from Bristol City for £10m Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has a £65m release clause in his contract that can be activated during the first two weeks of the January transfer window, BBC Sport has been told. The Ghana international attracted interest from several clubs including Manchester United and Tottenham in the summer only for the 25-year-old to sign a new five-year deal at Vitality Stadium on 1 July. However, BBC Sport has learned that his new contract contains a release clause of £65m that can be triggered in the first two weeks of the winter transfer window in order to allow Bournemouth enough time to replace their star player. The winter transfer window opens on Thursday, 1 January 2026 for Premier League and English Football League (EFL) clubs and closes at 19: 00 GMT on Monday, 2 February. Semenyo has been in excellent form in the Premier League this season, scoring six goals and providing three assists in 11 appearances for Andoni Iraola's side. Last season he hit double figures for the first time in his career - 11 goals in the league and 13 in all competitions. Londoner Semenyo qualifies for Ghana through his father. He was rejected by Arsenal, Spurs and Millwall as a youngster before joining the football programme at SGS College in Bristol, run by former Leeds and Forest Green Rovers manager Dave Hockaday. Bristol City signed him in 2017 but he needed loan spells at Bath, Newport and Sunderland before breaking into the Robins first team during the 2020-21 season. In January 2023 he made a £10m move to Bournemouth and has been improving ever since. Semenyo's goals helped Bournemouth finish ninth last season but they sold three of their back four - Illia Zabarnyi, Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen - for almost £150m during the summer. They also failed to make goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga's loan move from Chelsea permanent, with the Spaniard joining Arsenal instead - but keeping hold of Semenyo has proved vital for the club this season. Follow your club with BBC Sport Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser AJ given offer he simply couldn't refuse - Bunce Is Bellingham Tuchel's best player or problem to solve? Watch: NI end Group A with narrow win over Luxembourg - reaction The engrossing biopic of a Hollywood icon's early years How Lakshmi Mittal built the world’s largest steel company Conor Benn on his upbringing and finding himself Roman and Martin Kemp: On-screen challenges and fatherhood Joshua given offer he simply couldn't refuse - Bunce Is Bellingham Tuchel's best player or problem to solve? 'He'd have lit up like a Christmas tree' - Mc Grath on scans, Bazball & Australia Was Gattuso right - is World Cup qualifying unfair on Europe? Broncos sack masters & could Chiefs miss play-offs? Best of NFL week 11 Will Perth Stadium be as fast as the Waca? Your ultimate Ashes grounds guide 'Circus' or 'can't blame him' - is Joshua right to take Paul fight? How will World Cup play-offs be determined? The FPL season so far - lessons learned and tips for rest of 2025 The key questions facing Tuchel before World Cup 'European golf in rude health but sponsor demands solutions to fractured game' Townsend's Scotland in troubled waters after collapse From unknown teen to world number one - Littler's rise in his own words Defiance, energy, new heights - Sinner keeps Alcaraz 'on a leash' How Haaland fired Norway to the World Cup 'Why we love football' - tears of joy as Irish keep World Cup dream alive Fuelled by fear, Benn ends 35-year wait for revenge Retirement? World title shot? What next for Eubank and Benn? 'Sea legs meant I couldn't bowl' - when England travelled to Australia by boat Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.