Bournemouth close in on £26m deal for Sassuolo midfielder Hamed Traore and are also in talks with Ilya Zabarnyi after finalising loan move for Roma’s Matias Vina
Bournemouth are closing on Sassuolo midfielder Hamed Traore for £26m including bonuses.
The Cherries have also ratified the loan signing of Uruguayan left back Matias Vina from Roma.
Dinamo Kiev‘s promising Ukrainian centre back Ilya Zabarnyi, 20, is in talks to join Gary O’Neil’s south-coast club as well.
Bournemouth are close to securing the signing of midfielder Hamed Traore from Sassuolo
Traore, who has been capped by Ivory Coast four times, joined Sassuolo in 2019, while defender Vina featured for Uruguay at the World Cup in Qatar.
AFC Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake told the club website: ‘We are delighted to secure the services of Matias for at least the second half of the season.
‘Even though he only turned 25 in November, he arrives with a great deal of experience, including last season’s European success with Roma.
‘Our fourth recruit of the transfer window, Matias will provide strong competition for places in our youthful squad and we welcome him to AFC Bournemouth.’
The Cherries have already brought in defender Matias Vina from Roma in a loan move
Bournemouth are in talks with Dinamo Kiev over 20-year-old defender Ilya Zabarnyi (above)
He is also capable of operating as a centre-back and previously played for Palmeiras and Nacional.
Bournemouth have the option to sign the 25-year-old permanently in the summer.
Zabarnyi has 20 caps for Ukraine and has featured prominently for Dinamo Kiev.
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