Manchester United, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur have been chased off Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo, whose valuation stands at upwards of £70m this summer.
The winger features highly on the transfer wish lists of all three along with a number of overseas clubs.
Tottenham are understood to have shown the most interest as they look to strengthen the attacking options at Thomas Frank’s disposal.
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But Bournemouth remain steadfast in their valuation and there is an increasing belief that he will stay at the club, who are set to be busy in the transfer market in July.
Spurs have stayed in contact with Bournemouth after making an initial enquiry last week but the latter are relaxed about the situation.
Newcastle had identified him as a potential alternative to Anthony Elanga though The i Paper understands he has now been removed from the list.
The feeling at the moment is that no-one is willing to meet his asking price.
That may sound steep but Semenyo is 25 and has only just signed an improved, four-year contract.
Crucially there is no need for Bournemouth to sell, having made a huge profit on defenders Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez, who have moved to Real Madrid and Liverpool respectively.
The £40m Liverpool paid for Hungary international Kerkez is informing other clubs around the Premier League targeting similar players.
Semenyo’s value is also being benchmarked against the prices quoted by Brentford for Bryan Mbeumo and the fee Manchester United paid Wolverhampton Wanderers for Matheus Cunha.
United will further drive the market when they advance on Mbeumo next week, with talks ongoing over the Cameroon forward.
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As The i Paper revealed earlier this month, Brentford wanted United to match Cunha’s £63.5m release clause.
With United agreeing to pay £55m up front, the clubs are haggling over potential add-ons.
These sizeable fees are setting a trend for the rest of the summer, with Newcastle among the clubs hanging back in the hope that valuations become more realistic.
Whether that is the case is unclear given there has been a clear shift from Premier League clubs towards signing players with top-flight experience.
One recruitment executive cited the physical demands of playing in the Premier League as a reason why managers are so keen to recruit from the domestic market.
“Every attacking player you ask about is being put in the £60m bracket now,” one agent said this week.
Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze’s £68m release clause is further proof that this is now viewed as the going rate for attackers.
Ironically, Tottenham are one of the clubs in the market for Eze, and advancing on that deal may help ease their frustration over Semenyo’s valuation.
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