This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more… Middlesbrough have made enquiries for Bristol City star Antoine Semenyo this summer. As per our FLW exclusive yesterday, Chris Wilder wants to bring in three new forwards at the Riverside Stadium before the summer window closes, with one of the players Boro have enquired about being the 22-year-old.
The Ghanaian international scored eight goals and registered 12 assists in 31 Championship outings last season. With the above in mind, here, some of our writers here at FLW have offered their verdict on the links, and whether or not they think Bristol City would be willing to sell their man.
The Robins are not in the most secure position when it comes to profit and sustainability rules, so it may be advisable for them to sell one of Alex Scott, Han-Noah Massengo and Semenyo in this transfer window.
However, Nigel Pearson does seem pretty stubborn on keeping them, so it all comes down to how much Boro are willing to pay. With one year remaining on his deal at Ashton Gate, it is hard to justify paying more than £5 million, but the potential of the player is sky-high.