Nani Hopes Man Utd Win Battle For £65M Forward Who’s The Type Of Player “Fans Want To See”

BACK David Tully Dec 13th 2025 Ex-Man Utd winger Nani thinks his former club should be pursuing a move for Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo next month. The Ghanaian international has a £65m release clause in his contract that can be triggered in January, and asked about the prospect of the Red Devils signing the winger, Nani replied: “That’s the type of player the fans want to see. However, we know that when players come to Man United, this is totally different. It’s a different environment, different pressure, different mentality, different job, and then they have to adapt.” “I hope if we get Semenyo, he can come with his attitude, with this mentality and he can put all of his talent on the field and help the team.” Will the club make a move for Semenyo? There was reportedly genuine interest in the 25-year-old last summer, but United are expected to prioritise a move for a midfielder when the transfer window reopens. It is a position that is in desperate need of strengthening. At the moment, Liverpool are regarded as slight favourites to secure Semenyo’s signature, althought both Manchester City and Tottenham are said to hold a strong interest in the player as well. He will face Man Utd on Monday Fans will be able to see Semenyo in action when Bournemouth make the trip to Old Trafford at the start of next week. Semenyo made a very good start to the season in front of goal, finding the back of the net 6 times and providing 3 assists in his first 8 appearances in all competitions, but he has not scored in his last 7 games. Man Utd fans will very much be hoping that Semenyo doesn’t rediscover his scoring touch when he takes to the pitch on Monday evening. Read more about the Manchester United First Team Squad for 2025/26 here David Tully David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.