Reliable journalist David Ornstein reported that Chelsea has made initial contacts with representatives of Antoine Semenyo, the Bournemouth striker, to inquire about the terms of a potential transfer during the January winter transfer window.

According to the report, Chelsea's management was originally planning to sign a new striker in the summer of the next season, but the current move towards Semenyo is considered an acceleration of this plan, as the club is convinced of the need to strengthen the attacking line as soon as possible.

The source indicated that Chelsea is not the only club interested in the player’s services; Semenyo is attracting attention from several other clubs, which could ignite competition to sign him in the coming period, as all parties await developments in the negotiations.

It is worth noting that Manchester City, Manchester United, and Arsenal are among the clubs interested in signing him, knowing that the player has a release clause in his contract worth £65 million, which remains valid during the first 10 days of the upcoming January.