While Antoine Semenyo's late winner against Spurs made the headlines, another player who scored might soften the blow of his impending departure from Bournemouth. Eli Junior Kroupi, 19, has emerged as an exciting glimpse of the future for the Cherries as he continued a dream debut Premier League season with their second goal on Wednesday. Kroupi plays just behind striker Evanilson so is not a like-for-like replacement for Semenyo, who is often deployed in a wider role.
While Antoine Semenyo's late winner against Spurs made the headlines, another player who scored might soften the blow of his impending departure from Bournemouth.
Eli Junior Kroupi, 19, has emerged as an exciting glimpse of the future for the Cherries as he continued a dream debut Premier League season with their second goal on Wednesday.
That was his seventh of the season, making him the highest-scoring teenager in Europe's top five leagues.
Kroupi plays just behind striker Evanilson so is not a like-for-like replacement for Semenyo, who is often deployed in a wider role.
But certainly in terms of goals, he is looking the most likely player to plug the gap.
He has scored just three fewer goals than Semenyo, but has played considerably fewer minutes than the latter - 574 compared to 1,798.
Kroupi's team-mates are full of praise for the teenager, with team-mate Marcus Tavernier recently describing him as a "generational talent", adding: "The club has done an amazing job to pick Kroupi up.
"That boy has an unbelievable future ahead of him."
Unsurprisingly, Bournemouth have been linked with a number of players who could potentially fill the Semenyo-shaped hole and boss Andoni Iraola confirmed after the win against Spurs that the club are concentrating on sourcing reinforcements.
"We know we are very thin on numbers but I know the club is also working," he said. "We will have to be patient in this January market. I hope we can add more players.
"I try to analyse and explain to the club and we have a very good relationship. They understand what we need but it is not easy in the January market because nobody wants to lose players.
"I am sure the club will try to sign the best players they can."
Leicester City winger Abdul Fatawu has been linked, although the Foxes are determined not to let him leave this month.
Another player performing well in the Championship, who is also a reported target, is Stoke City's Sorba Thomas. The Wales winger is the club's top scorer with nine league goals, while he has also provided six assists.
Germany winger Jamie Leweling, who plays for Stuttgart, has also been linked.
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