As Antoine Semenyo closed in on his transfer to Man City, there were claims of a late “twist” from former Liverpool player Jamie Redknapp, but he admitted he “got it completely wrong.”Semenyo signed with City in a deal worth £62.5 million last week, and he has since gone on to make two appearances, scoring twice and providing an assist.He was a player many hoped would join Liverpool, and for a brief moment Redknapp would have offered hope after making a surprising “little twist” claim on Sky Sports before the move was finalised.“I’ve heard tonight that it might not be the foregone conclusion that everyone’s talking about and he’s going to have a medical at Man City. There might still be a little twist,” Redknapp said."I thought I turned into Fabrizio Romano for about five seconds" ?Jamie Redknapp on linking Antoine Semenyo to Liverpool ? pic.twitter.com/YC3tVRuaJa— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) January 13, 2026There was to be no late Liverpool attempt at hijacking the deal, and after having the fun poked at him during City’s win over Newcastle on Tuesday evening, Redknapp pointed the finger at his dad, Harry.“I heard there was going to be a twist! And there wasn’t! I’m not going to lie, Mark [Chapman], sometimes you get information from people, and you expect better,” Redknapp said on Sky Sports’ coverage.“On this occasion, my dad called me, he was at Bournemouth when he [Semenyo] scored that incredible goal [vs. Tottenham], and he said ‘I think there might be a twist and he might be going to Liverpool’.“I thought ‘I’m going to say that on air’. I thought I had turned into Fabrizio Romano for five seconds, and I got it completely wrong!” Redknapp was most certainly led astray by his father, who has previous and a long history with Bournemouth, having served as their manager between 1983 and 1992. You can bet he will think twice next time.It was, however, a deal many expected Liverpool to be in the mix for, but reports continue to maintain that Liverpool will not be busy adding to their squad this month.Despite losing both Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley to season-ending knee injuries, the club are not expected to sign a defender this month, as it stands.Crystal Palace‘s Marc Guehi remains at the top of the wishlist after his deal collapsed in the summer but, according to The Athletic‘s David Ornstein, a January deal is viewed as unlikely.The Athletic’s James Pearce then added that the club’s expectation is that Guehi will not leave Selhurst Park until his contract expires at the end of the season.Pearce writes: “A January move hasn’t been deemed realistic, due to the kind of financial package it would take to attempt to buy a player who is out of contract in just five months.”