Transfer notebook: Tottenham told to break record for first Thomas Frank signing, Chelsea goalkeeper headache, shock over Man City deal

Tottenham have been told they will have to smash their club transfer record to snare Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. talkSPORT understands Semenyo’s advisers have met with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy over a potential summer deal. Bournemouth star Semenyo is wanted by Tottenham – but will they break their transfer record for the second straight summer to sign him?Getty However, Bournemouth are standing firm on their £70million valuation of Semenyo, which would eclipse the £65m Spurs paid the Cherries for Dominic Solanke last summer. Semenyo, who scored 11 goals and six assists in the Premier League last season, is also on the radar of Manchester United, but they are prioritising a move for Brentford’s Bryan Mbuemo. Bournemouth are under no financial pressure to sell the 25-year-old Ghana international after Dean Huijsen’s £50m move to Real Madrid and Milos Kerkez’s pending switch to Liverpool. Chelsea’s goalkeeper headache Chelsea may have a dilemma on their hands when it comes to goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic. The Serbia international has excelled during a loan spell at the Blues’ sister club Strasbourg, which led to him being named the French side’s Player of the Year. Despite such a stellar season, Petrovic is still likely to find himself behind Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen when he returns to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea also have highly-rated Belgian youngster Mike Penders linking up with them after signing from Genk last summer. And the Blues failed in an attempt to sign France no.1 Mike Maignan from AC Milan. At 25, Petrovic will feel he needs to be playing regular first-team football and may push for a move. West Ham, Leeds and Bournemouth are among the Premier League clubs in the hunt for new goalkeepers this summer. Petrovic took over Sanchez to become Chelsea’s No. 1 under Pochettino and now the club has a decision to makeGetty Man City transfer leaves rivals short-changed Wolves fans have been left scratching their heads over the bargain fee they sold Rayan Ait Nouri to Manchester City for. City snapped up Ait-Nouri for just £36m inclusive of add-ons in time for the Algerian left-back to play for them at the upcoming Club World Cup. Reliable sources have told talkSPORT that when City first enquired about Ait-Nouri last summer Wolves’ asking price was quoted as high as £50m. Ait-Nouri, who recently left the stable of super-agent Jorge Mendes, whose influence at Molineux is well-known, only turned 24 last week and has played more than 100 Premier League games. In contrast Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez, who turns 22 in November, has played just 66 Premier League games and is valued at around £40m. Ait-Nouri’s contract was due to expire next summer, but Wolves did have the option to extend by a year to protect his value. They also had to pay the defender’s former club Angers £9.5m, meaning they are only making £26.5m from the deal. Ait-Nouri is heading to Man City but Wolves fans have been left stunned for the low fee agreed for thier starGetty Forest transfer chief eyes new job Ross Wilson is open to leaving Nottingham Forest to become Newcastle’s new sporting director, talkSPORT understands. Wilson is believed to be one of the names under consideration to replace the departing Paul Mitchell at St James Park. The former Rangers and Southampton transfer guru has played an instrumental role in Forest qualifying for Europe for the first time in three decades. However, ambitious Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis recently recruited former Arsenal supremo Edu as global director of football to oversee all the clubs he owns. Newcastle want someone with Premier League experience to replace Mitchell, who leaves after just a year in situ following tension behind the scenes.

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Transfer notebook: Tottenham told to break record for first Thomas Frank signing, Chelsea goalkeeper headache, shock over Man City deal

Tottenham have been told they will have to smash their club transfer record to snare Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth.

talkSPORT understands Semenyo’s advisers have met with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy over a potential summer deal.

Bournemouth star Semenyo is wanted by Tottenham – but will they break their transfer record for the second straight summer to sign him?

However, Bournemouth are standing firm on their £70million valuation of Semenyo, which would eclipse the £65m Spurs paid the Cherries for Dominic Solanke last summer.

Semenyo, who scored 11 goals and six assists in the Premier League last season, is also on the radar of Manchester United, but they are prioritising a move for Brentford’s Bryan Mbuemo.

Bournemouth are under no financial pressure to sell the 25-year-old Ghana international after Dean Huijsen’s £50m move to Real Madrid and Milos Kerkez’s pending switch to Liverpool.

Chelsea’s goalkeeper headache

Chelsea may have a dilemma on their hands when it comes to goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.

The Serbia international has excelled during a loan spell at the Blues’ sister club Strasbourg, which led to him being named the French side’s Player of the Year.

Despite such a stellar season, Petrovic is still likely to find himself behind Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen when he returns to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea also have highly-rated Belgian youngster Mike Penders linking up with them after signing from Genk last summer.

And the Blues failed in an attempt to sign France no.1 Mike Maignan from AC Milan.

At 25, Petrovic will feel he needs to be playing regular first-team football and may push for a move.

West Ham, Leeds and Bournemouth are among the Premier League clubs in the hunt for new goalkeepers this summer.

Petrovic took over Sanchez to become Chelsea’s No. 1 under Pochettino and now the club has a decision to make

Man City transfer leaves rivals short-changed

Wolves fans have been left scratching their heads over the bargain fee they sold Rayan Ait Nouri to Manchester City for.

City snapped up Ait-Nouri for just £36m inclusive of add-ons in time for the Algerian left-back to play for them at the upcoming Club World Cup.

Reliable sources have told talkSPORT that when City first enquired about Ait-Nouri last summer Wolves’ asking price was quoted as high as £50m.

Ait-Nouri, who recently left the stable of super-agent Jorge Mendes, whose influence at Molineux is well-known, only turned 24 last week and has played more than 100 Premier League games.

In contrast Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez, who turns 22 in November, has played just 66 Premier League games and is valued at around £40m.

Ait-Nouri’s contract was due to expire next summer, but Wolves did have the option to extend by a year to protect his value. They also had to pay the defender’s former club Angers £9.5m, meaning they are only making £26.5m from the deal.

Ait-Nouri is heading to Man City but Wolves fans have been left stunned for the low fee agreed for thier star

Forest transfer chief eyes new job

Ross Wilson is open to leaving Nottingham Forest to become Newcastle’s new sporting director, talkSPORT understands.

Wilson is believed to be one of the names under consideration to replace the departing Paul Mitchell at St James Park.

The former Rangers and Southampton transfer guru has played an instrumental role in Forest qualifying for Europe for the first time in three decades.

However, ambitious Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis recently recruited former Arsenal supremo Edu as global director of football to oversee all the clubs he owns.

Newcastle want someone with Premier League experience to replace Mitchell, who leaves after just a year in situ following tension behind the scenes.