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Who are this season’s unsung heroes in the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6789236/2025/11/19/premier-league-big-six-unsung-heroes/ The biggest Premier League clubs covet the best players, and that’s understandable: quality on the pitch is (usually) reflected in results. But football has very few examples of 11 superstars combining to fire their team to glory. Instead, successful sides usually contain a careful blend of marquee names and more unsung heroes; players who make a team greater than the sum of its parts and ensure the manager’s chosen tactical system functions as it is meant to. Here, The Athletic runs through a key performer at each of the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ clubs so far this season. Arsenal — Leandro Trossard Leandro Trossard was omnipresent for Arsenal last season, featuring in 56 matches across all competitions, more than any player has for the club in over two decades. He started 37 of those games and was used across the front line, even stepping into Martin Odegaard’s role during the captain’s absence. His adaptability helped Arsenal maintain structure and consistency through a demanding campaign. After less than 50 minutes of Premier League action in the first four fixtures this season, he returned to the line-up against Manchester City in September and has been one of Arsenal’s most reliable performers since. Trossard’s game is built on intelligence and timing. He reads space instinctively, drifts into half-pockets and combines fluidly with those around him. Whether finding Riccardo Calafiori on the overlap or linking with Martin Zubimendi inside, his movement creates room for the forward runs of Calafiori and Declan Rice. Two-footed in dribbling, passing and shooting, and calm in decision-making, the 30-year-old Belgium international acts as a natural connector in every phase of the game. In what is a younger Arsenal squad, his experience carries even more weight. Away at Fulham last month, he was the oldest outfield player on the pitch for the visitors and showed his know-how in the game, scoring its only goal. Beyond his involvement in build-up and defensive work, Trossard remains just as sharp in front of goal, with four goals and four assists making him Arsenal’s most productive player so far this season. His thunderous strike from the edge of the box last time out against Sunderland, followed by the quick footwork and close control that created space for himself, underlined just how dangerous he remains inside the area. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images Manchester City — Nico Gonzalez Signed from Porto in January for €60million (£52.8m; $69m at the current rates) to bolster a Manchester City midfield lacking long-term injury victim Rodri, Nico Gonzalez was quickly questioned over both that fee and how he fitted into Pep Guardiola’s side. Less than a year on, those early doubts have all but disappeared. Nico has blossomed into one of the most essential players in City’s new-look system. There is greater directness and intensity in both his game and their overall play, and long-time Liverpool No 2 Pep Lijnders’ summer arrival as an assistant to Guardiola has clearly contributed here. That shift is visible in how Nico balances the team without the ball. The 23-year-old Spaniard leads City in both tackles won and defensive duels, relying on anticipation more than aggression to do so. Against Liverpool in City’s final game before this international window, he repeatedly stepped across passing lanes alongside right-back Matheus Nunes to close the central spaces in a performance that summed up his blend of composure and awareness. On the ball, he sets City’s pace. Among Premier League midfielders to play at least 500 minutes this season, he is first in successful passes per 90 minutes (65.2) with a 90 per cent accuracy, and also ranks among the leaders for line-breaking passes into advanced zones. When he starts, City keep more possession, commit fewer fouls and take all three points far more often. The difference seems clear: five wins in six with him in the line-up, compared with just two in five without. Their win-rate climbs from 40 to 83 per cent, possession rises from 54 to nearly 60 per cent, and the team take more shots, concede less of them and pass the ball with greater accuracy. Those details point to a player now central to Guardiola’s structure, and the numbers mirror the eye test and underline how Nico has become City’s quiet metronome, setting a rhythm that keeps them in control. Carl Recine/Getty Images Liverpool — Curtis Jones Liverpool’s summer rebuild was loud and expensive, but the start of the champions’ 2025-26 season has featured more uncertainty than dominance, with those new signings still adjusting and key players missing. Amid all the turbulence, Curtis Jones has quietly become one of the team’s most reliable performers. Jones’ adaptability was evident last season, when he featured in 46 games across all competitions in midfield and attacking positions, making six Premier League goal contributions. Once known for flair in youth football, he has evolved into a steadier, more disciplined midfielder who fits seamlessly into Arne Slot’s possession-focused system and values control as much as creativity. His positional intelligence rarely shows up on the statistical dashboards, but gives Liverpool a quiet sense of order in the centre of the pitch. Opportunities have been limited this season — he has only two Premier League starts in the first 11 matches — but his impact has been immediate whenever Slot turns to him. In the 1-0 defeat of Arsenal at Anfield in August, he came off the bench after an hour with the game still goalless to calm the build-up, take the ball under pressure and thread passes through the press, eventually winning the free kick that Dominik Szoboszlai hammered into the net. His composure shifted the tempo of play and restored order in midfield. Yagiz Gurtug/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Jones is among the hardest players in the Liverpool squad to dispossess, using balance and awareness to protect possession and turn away from pressure. He completes more passes per 90 than any midfielder at the club (66.6), including 22.4 into the final third, and leads the group for recoveries and duels won. In the 5-1 Champions League win away at Eintracht Frankfurt last month, Jones started as the deepest midfielder and dominated the game’s rhythm. He finished with a match-high 139 touches and 127 completed passes from 132 attempts, more than any other player on the pitch, while covering over seven miles (11km). His positioning anchored Liverpool’s shape and allowed smoother transitions into attack, a performance that showed how comfortably he controls matches from deeper zones. That blend of press resistance, control and defensive balance makes him the quiet conduit between chaos and calm, a player who can keep Liverpool steady in turbulent moments. Tottenham Hotspur — Guglielmo Vicario Only five Premier League clubs have conceded a higher expected-goals figure than Tottenham Hotspur this season, yet only three have let in fewer actual goals. Much of that discrepancy is down to their goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario. After an injury-hit 2024-25 season, Vicario has been one of the league’s most effective shot-stoppers in the early months of this one, relative to the chances he faces. His +0.34 post-shot xG saved per 90 minutes puts him on course to prevent around 12 goals across the 38-game campaign. So far, he is already four goals above expectation, a swing that could be worth two extra wins over a season. Only Crystal Palace’s Dean Henderson has prevented more. The shift to a more compact structure under Thomas Frank has been mutually beneficial for both new head coach and goalkeeper. Tottenham now concede fewer high-value shots, but the real difference lies in the quality of Vicario’s performance. His save percentage has climbed from 65 to 77, and the goals conceded have fallen from over 1.5 per game to 0.9, despite only a modest drop in shots faced. In 2024-25, he allowed 37 goals from 37.6 expected on-target attempts; this season, that figure has flipped in his favour, evidence of a goalkeeper performing well above expectation. He has not been flawless. Two goals conceded from long range against Aston Villa last month and a pair of errors leading to shots, one resulting in a goal, have brought scrutiny. Yet those moments sit within an overall campaign largely defined by command and consistency between the posts. Now established within the leadership group of a young squad, the 29-year-old Italian has given Spurs the composure they missed last season. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Chelsea — Malo Gusto Chelsea’s best performances this season have invariably come with Malo Gusto in their starting line-up, and the difference when he isn’t there is striking. They have won all six games he’s begun in the Premier League, scoring 2.7 goals per game and conceding just 0.3. In the other five, they have lost three times and drawn twice. Gusto’s importance extends beyond the black-and-white of results, though. He shifts seamlessly between full-back, midfield and advanced wide roles, using his positioning to form triangles that keep the team connected across the right flank. In last month’s win against Liverpool, he stepped into midfield as a hybrid full-back, helping control possession and stretch play; against Tottenham a couple of weeks ago, he held deeper, providing balance while still progressing the ball forward. That adaptability allows head coach Enzo Maresca to tailor the system to different opponents without losing fluency, and it reflects a player who is growing rapidly in both awareness and responsibility. At 22, the Frenchman is still developing, but his defensive recovery speed and decision-making have improved with every game. His first senior goal, in the 3-0 home win against Wolves that took Chelsea into this international window, offered a glimpse of his growing confidence in the final third, too. Michael Regan/Getty Images Manchester United — Leny Yoro Leny Yoro has quietly established himself as the balancing presence in Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-3 formation, operating on the right of Manchester United’s back three. Amorim often uses him in games where he wants to push the line higher and compress the space between defence and midfield, trusting Yoro’s pace and anticipation to hold the structure. Amorim’s centre-backs are also asked to step into midfield to close gaps, a demand Yoro fulfils naturally. The 20-year-old’s composure and decision-making reflect a defender far beyond his years. With Amad often pushing high and wide from wing-back, Yoro carries heavy responsibility, covering the channel behind Amad, defending diagonals and tracking late runs into the box, yet he invariably handles it with calm assurance. This season has underlined how quickly Yoro’s defending is evolving. His aerial success rate has climbed from 50 to 67 per cent, placing him among the Premier League’s best centre-backs in duels won. That progress has come through cleaner tackling, sharper anticipation and quicker recovery across the ground. His reading of play allows him to break up attacks before they develop, giving United greater control in transition. On the ball, he remains composed and secure, supporting rather than initiating United’s build-up, but his range of passing hints at further growth. During his time playing for Lille back home in France, he frequently played long diagonals to stretch defences, a part of his game that remains underused in England. There is more to come then, but already Yoro looks like the stabiliser in a system that demands both precision and bravery.

Enzo Fernandez is crucial for Chelsea – the numbers and Maresca’s selections prove it https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6816605/2025/11/19/enzo-fernandez-Chelsea-analysis-report/ Enzo Fernandez has been able to take a rare rest during this international break because of a knee injury. The Chelsea midfielder certainly needed a breather. To suggest Fernandez has had a lot of football over the past three years is an understatement. Since his final season with boyhood club River Plate of Buenos Aires got underway in February 2022, the Argentina international has made 221 appearances for club (also including Portugal’s Benfica and current employers Chelsea) and country. This is a player that successive Chelsea head coaches have been reluctant to be without following his £106million ($139.3m at the current rate) move from Benfica in January 2023. Nobody has played more than his 131 games for the west London club in that time. Moises Caicedo (112) and Marc Cucurella (106) are his closest challengers among the current squad. Their current head coach Enzo Maresca has certainly leant heavily on the now 24-year-old — Fernandez has played in 69 of the 81 games the Italian has had as Chelsea manager. He has missed just two of the 52 matches Chelsea have played across six competitions this calendar year through injury — against Wolverhampton Wanderers in January and the visit to Nottingham Forest last month. Of the four other occasions when Fernandez did not feature, he was an unused substitute for three of the games so will still have had an active role in the squad’s preparations for them. The only time Maresca left Fernandez out entirely that was not injury-related was the second leg of the UEFA Conference League quarter-final at home to Legia Warsaw seven months ago, when Chelsea had won the first leg in Poland 3-0. Fernandez was leading the way for most minutes played across the Chelsea squad this season until Caicedo’s early introduction as a substitute against Qarabag in the Champions League early this month, after Romeo Lavia had to go off with a quad problem. As you can see from the table below, the margin between them at the top is small. The two men have more in common than just playing in Chelsea’s midfield regularly. Caicedo has also had to live with the pressure of being one of the most expensive players in the game, having arrived from Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee worth up to £115million in August 2023. That move meant he replaced Fernandez as Chelsea’s record buy. However, while Caicedo is now finally being regarded, both within Stamford Bridge and by outside observers, as one of the best players in the Premier League, the level of Fernandez’s contribution still divides opinion, including among the Chelsea fanbase. The video Fernandez posted in summer 2024 of him and his Argentina team-mates singing a chant about the heritage of French players after the nation’s Copa America final win over Colombia, which the French Football Federation (FFF) called “unacceptable, racist and discriminatory”, has certainly affected his public perception. Fernandez apologised publicly, in private and in person to his Chelsea team-mates — Wesley Fofana branded the song “uninhibited racism” in a now-deleted X post. Fofana later said Fernandez was “not racist” but hoped the incident “educated him”. On the pitch, there have also certainly been games where Fernandez has not been at his best and has looked laboured. The amount of football he has played, let alone the impact travelling to South America to play for Argentina and back to Europe several times per year has on mind and body, does not seem to get taken into account when you are a £100million-plus player. The knee problem he’s been managing in recent months is not the only injury he has suffered, either. He missed the final six games of the 2023-24 season after surgery on a groin issue that had been causing him discomfort for months (he recovered quickly and started four of Argentina’s six matches at the Copa America that June and July and came off the bench in another). Chelsea’s squad has also gone through an extraordinary rebuild during his near three years at Stamford Bridge. This is obviously going to take some toll on an individual’s form, due to needing to build understandings and partnerships with team-mates. Fernandez has also played under four different head coaches in that time (Graham Potter, Frank Lampard, Mauricio Pochettino and Maresca). In a rare interview shown this week by Saudi digital platform Koora Break, Fernandez appeared to refer to these extensive comings and goings, but made it clear that things are now as positive as they have ever been. He said: “I went through an incredible process here at the club with many changes, and well, today I feel very good with a group of people who are my team-mates, with whom I share every day, with the coaching staff. The truth is that I feel very happy today.” Fernandez’s happiness can be seen in his output. The following chart shows players from the current squad with the most goal involvements (goals and assists) in 2025. I’ll give you one guess who is top. Granted, Cole Palmer’s chances to add to his tally have been greatly hindered by injury this season — he has played in four of Chelsea’s 17 matches — but it is still some achievement for the Argentinian. It is not as if his contributions have all come in minor fixtures. For example, there were key goals in wins over Tottenham and Liverpool on the Premier League run-in, which helped Chelsea secure a fourth-place finish and so qualify for this season’s Champions League. He also scored the crucial equaliser against Real Betis of Spain in the eventual 4-1 Conference League final victory. Under summer 2024 appointment Maresca, Fernandez has been encouraged to get forward a lot more. While no one can match the standards or figures Chelsea’s most celebrated No 8, Lampard, achieved (he remains the club’s all-time leading goalscorer with 211), there are occasional similarities. Fernandez provides a similar threat from that position with his late runs into the box. There were no goal involvements from him in Chelsea’s two most recent league wins against Spurs and Wolves, but anyone who watched those games should have noticed he was one of the most influential players on the pitch. Fernandez is also one of the main leaders in the dressing room and regularly captains Chelsea when Reece James is not on the pitch. Maresca is clearly a huge admirer, and has said as much during media interviews. Fernandez let teenage newcomer Estevao take the second penalty Chelsea were awarded in the 5-1 Champions League victory against Ajax last month, despite being their recognised first-choice for that job. This gesture drew particular praise, because it set an example for the bond Maresca wants to forge among his players. The coach said: “It was very, very good. I told the players after the game that for sure we were very happy about the winning, about the three points. But the main thing about that game was Enzo, when he gave the ball to Estevao, we got to show how the team is in this moment, how they are all together in terms of togetherness, in terms of effort. This is what we need if we want to try to do something important.” Chelsea are also very happy with Fernandez. There’s an awareness among sources within the club, who asked to be kept anonymous to protect relationships, that he has improved the most of any player under Maresca. He is regarded by the same sources as being a perfect system-fit for how the Italian wants his team to play. With Chelsea having high-profile games against Barcelona and Arsenal in the next two weeks, they will provide further opportunities for Fernandez to show just how important he has become.

Arsenal’s Gabriel set for further tests on thigh injury, fears he will miss one to two months https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6813855/2025/11/18/gabriel-arsenal-thigh-injury/ Arsenal defender Gabriel is set for further tests after sustaining a muscle injury in his right thigh, with concerns that he faces between one and two months out. The 27-year-old picked up the injury while on international duty with Brazil last weekend. He was substituted in the 65th minute of Brazil’s 2-0 friendly win over Senegal — which was hosted at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium — after receiving treatment for several minutes and appeared to be in pain as he departed the pitch, holding his leg as he walked off. Brazil subsequently confirmed the right thigh injury and that Gabriel had withdrawn from the squad and would not be available for Tuesday’s friendly against Tunisia in Lille, France. Sources briefed on the injury, speaking on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to do so publicly, confirmed that further tests are required to discover the full extent of Gabriel’s injury but initial examinations suggest he will miss a month or two. Gabriel’s injury comes ahead of a busy period for Arsenal, who play at least 14 games in the next eight weeks. The centre-back has played every minute of Arsenal’s Premier League campaign so far and started all four of the club’s Champions League fixtures. He has made 227 appearances for the club, scoring 22 times, since joining from Lille in 2020 and signed a contract extension until 2029 in the summer. Arsenal have seen several players miss time this season through injury, including Viktor Gyokeres, Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke, and Gabriel Martinelli. Arteta’s side return to action on Sunday when they host north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. They then face Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich three days later at the Emirates before ending the week facing Chelsea in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on November 30. Additional reporting: Mario Cortegana and David Ornstein How will Arsenal cope without Gabriel? Analysis by Arsenal correspondent James McNicholas The loss of Gabriel is a big blow to Arsenal, ahead of a busy run of nine matches within 31 days. The Brazilian centre-half has been one of Arsenal’s best performers thus far. Not only is he dominant in both boxes, but he’s a leader. The only consolation is that this is an Arsenal squad with more depth than ever before — particularly at the back. One solution could be to draft in Cristhian Mosquera. The Spain Under-21 international has already deputised brilliantly for William Saliba this season. Mosquera, 21, is naturally right-sided, though. To maintain the balance of one right-footed centre-half and one left-footer, Arteta could turn to either Riccardo Calafiori or Piero Hincapie. Given Calafiori’s excellent form at left-back, moving him to the middle may be an unnecessary complication, so on-loan Ecuador international Hincapie could be the obvious solution. Arsenal strongly believe that in Hincapie and Mosquera, they have the depth to cope with Gabriel’s absence.

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First and foremost, I think we all know just how much talent Estevao Willian has got and the…View the full article

Also Infantino smiled and ignored Trump when he pocketed one of our World Club Cup medals....

Pep Guardiola: “The world has left Palestine alone. We have done absolutely nothing. They are not at fault for being born there. We have all allowed them to destroy an entire people. The damage is already done and it is irreparable. I can’t imagine a person in this world who could defend the massacres in Gaza. Our children could be there and be murdered just for being born there. I have very little faith in the leaders. They do whatever it takes to stay in power.” https://www.givemesport.com/pep-guardiola-speaks-out-against-israel-in-support-of-palestine/

🔵Chelsea will keep going with their strategy of trying to bring in the best young talents in world football. Sam Jewell went to close the deal in South America for Deinner Ordonez and I can confirm reports that Chelsea are tracking Brazilian midfielder Felipe Morais. (@FabrizioRomano)

A while before we even get bother about those type of talks. Probably by 2030 they can start those talk lol since his contract expires on June 30, 2033

Then Paqueta steps up for the next pen and misses, laughable

Estevao on the scoresheet again for Brazil. Converted a pen

Said weeks ago, if this kid was at Madrid he would be starting every week, and I don't expect it will be too long before we hear rumours of Madrid wanting him for 200M This kid is a star and I never big many players up, get him starting every week, stop using the word protect and amange and all that shite and play him

Behind the scenes at Real Madrid, there is growing unease that the club did not enter the race for Estêvão when he was still at Palmeiras. The Brazilian gem was analyzed, and the decision to not move forward is now viewed with some regret given his immediate impact at Chelsea and on the national team. ( Bruno Andrade - @ESPNBrasil)

I think it's because of the stats. Remember we are stats driving by the higher ups. This was an article discussing Caicedo vs Rice from Skysport and at the bottom they put this info there: If anything, the stats suggest that it is another Englishman who is closest to challenging Caicedo for the best Premier League midfielder tag. That being Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson. Anderson leads the way in multiple categories at either end of the pitch, including passes completed, duels won, recoveries and possession won. That form is certainly enough for him to deserve a place in Thomas Tuchel's World Cup plans. But enough to be considered the best in the league? Most would argue such a debate would be a little premature. That doesn't apply to Caicedo, though. The impact he continues to have on the world champions certainly puts him at the forefront of those in line for the crown. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/13445937/moises-caicedo-is-there-a-better-midfielder-than-the-Chelsea-star-in-the-premier-league

They Didnt think it was Possible: Infantino Worse than Blatter When Sepp Blatter was thrown from a moving gravy train in 2015 amid an explosive corruption scandal, it would have felt like a genuine feat of sporting excellence to have beaten his record for craven awfulness. And yet here we all are. This year, the Fifa president has been the Forrest Gump of Trump’s administration. Back in May, he attended the US president’s Middle East peace summit, causing him to be so late for Fifa’s own congress that even Uefa accused him of prioritising “private political interests” and staged a delegate walk-out. Last month, Gianni was back on the political trail at Trump’s Gaza peace talks in Egypt, and earlier this month instituted some preposterous Fifa peace prize that he’s going to inaugurate at the final draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington next month, quite possibly so that the orange organ grinder can be the first winner of it. He spent yesterday grinning along while Trump announced things such as the possible ordering of “strikes” on one of the US’s 2026 World Cup co-host nations, Mexico. Perhaps the writing was on the wall when Gianni kicked off the year of ceaselessly grim politicking by attending Trump’s inauguration, where he was filmed giggling appreciatively during the bit where the US president announced he’d be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Back then, in January, Infantino looked like a competition winner. Now he resembles a fully operational member of Trump’s troupe of winged monkeys. APress

Whispers about us trying to get rid of Lavia getting louder & louder since news that United knocked us back including him as part of that deal for Garnacho…. So much for him, Fernandez & Caicedo being our long term midfield 3/most complete trio in world or Europe (still gets me every time thinking back to it). Not long after the rumours of us being open to selling Enzo Fernandez too if we got offered close to what we paid so yes fair to say that 2/3 have flattered to deceive. Getting rid of Lavia is the right thing to do, you cannot bank on a player who plays 30% of all games each season. Regardless of his potential ability. Will this ownership group ever learn though, signing someone who was already injured only to actively considering moving them on 2 or 2.5 seasons later… will be deemed as another bad move & rightfully so, lessons can be learned. I don’t see us dropping £100m + on either Elliot Anderson or Adam Wharton though & personally neither of them are worth that. It may be the going rate on the market but still we have got Santos & Essugo already on the books so would it not be more like sense to see what they are about before spending on that position again? Particularly given the noise on here about both those lads after loan spells in France & Spain….? I mean Santos in particular was the dogs bollocks last season according to many folk yet can barely get a sniff here 😂

Chelsea Football Club want to sign Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson in January. Romeo Lavia could be sold at suitable price Our information direct firom source within Chelsea. (@indykaila) 🧳Next R.Lavia Departure Story⏳️ Does anyone understand this E.Anderson hype? He's good, but not as good as everyone is making him out to be at the moment, or...

Capitalism 2025 Incredible that Zuckerberg has info on almost two thirds of the people on the planet. Much of it mined from other companies. However if anyone tries to obtain this info from META it is 'piracy' punishable with huge fines and prison sentences. How is this info used ? For the benefit of the rich and control -eg nurses in the US are paid different amounts depending on their level of debt and credit score. The lower the credit score and higher the debt the less they are paid. This info is used by a lot of employers to pay people struggling less. UBER charge more if a woman is alone, stranded, and they can also tell if your phone battery level is low, then charge more again.

I remember speaking about Malo Gusto recently and suggesting that his form was not great. At that point,…View the full article

So we were effectively looking at getting rid of him if the chance permitted itself? These co-sporting directors really are thick as fuck, no club is stupid enough to sign injury prone players off of us 🤣

I can't resist a line about Chelsea's winger Estevao, he really is exceptional. Only a tiny number of players can produce this particular special effect. If you get a chance whether at Stamford Bridge, or while watching a game on TV, close your eyes and listen to the sound of the crowd when Estevao gets the ball in the final third. It is the purified sound of expectation, excitement and support from an entire stadium. Very few can make that happen just by getting the ball. ‌It is probably best to shut your eyes when watching it back on record as you might just miss yet another incredibly imaginative piece of brilliance from the wonderkid if you try this approach live. ‌He was at it again for Brazil against Senegal at the weekend. I'd pay to watch him warm up and while he might not be the best player in the Premier League (...yet), he may well already be the most enjoyable to watch. Pat Nevin

Liverpool's hopes of signing Antoine Semenyo, 25, from Bournemouth in the January transfer window have been dealt a blow with the Cherries unwilling to sell the Ghana winger during the season. (Teamtalk), external

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11743/13471813/antoine-semenyo-bournemouth-forwards-lb65m-release-clause-becomes-active-in-january Yep, as predicted, there is the release clause. Was way too random for him to sign a contract extension without a release clause. Will be interesting to see if someone goes for him in January. I hope he stays there till the summer tbh. I think Liverpool right now, would be the best option for him as I don't see us bidding for him.