Bournemouth's unwanted recordBournemouth begin the new year facing the league leaders on their longest winless run in a single campaign in the club's top-flight history. Such a downturn in form is perhaps not entirely unexpected for a club who sold 10 players last summer, including three of Bournemouth's preferred back four, at a trading profit of just over £81m. The south coast club's recruitment has generally been impeccable, although selling your best players on a consistent basis is a strategy likely to come unstuck eventually – and the next departure on that list looks almost certain to be Antoine Semenyo. The star winger has a £65m release clause in his contract that has become active in the January transfer window, and the home meeting with Arsenal could be his final swansong before leaving Bournemouth – with Manchester City reportedly in negotiations for his services. Should Semenyo depart as expected this month, a struggling side will be deprived of a key operator at a critical juncture of the season.

Source: BBC January 02, 2026 19:28 UTC