Manchester City favourites to sign Antoine Semenyo after Chelsea withdraw interest

• Manchester City in advanced talks over £65m winger

• Bournemouth winger has release clause in January

Manchester City are in pole position to sign Antoine Semenyo after Chelsea cooled their interest in the Bournemouth winger.

Liverpool and Manchester United have also been pushing for Semenyo, whose contract contains a £65m release clause that becomes active for the first two weeks of January, but it is believed that the 25-year-old’s preference is to join City. The clause is made up of a £60m fixed fee and £5m in add-ons. Nothing has been agreed yet.