He had experienced a “hype” when he arrived on loan from OGC Nice in 2021, but ultimately, his 6 goals and 5 assists in 31 games had not convinced the Nice leaders to lift the option to buy € 10 million, matching its loan from AS Rome. And after another anecdotal loan in Valencia, the son of Patrick Kluivert is finally revealed in Bournemouth, which he joined in the summer of 2023. Author of a goal and a decisive pass during the broad success against Forest (5 -0), Justin is essential among the big names of the Premier League this season.
7th of Premier League, Bournemouth can dream of a European place at the end of the season: “It would be the icing on the cake”said the 25 -year -old Dutchman. “I am an ambitious person, we have a lot of ambitious players in the team … We want to play in Europe, we want to be the best we can be. And I think we show it too, so why not dream big? And let's see where we can finish ”.
Justin Kluivert finally confirms
The perfect moment for Justin Kluivert to finally explode, he who has never confirmed his good first performances at Ajax Amsterdam, chaining a failed transfer to AS Roma, before a first unprotected loan at RB Leipzig, where he experienced his first participation in the Champions League. With Bournemouth, he scored 12 goals in 24 games, including two triplets, against the Wolves (3-0), then Newcastle, where he excelled (4-1). What make the star of the training of Andoni Iraola.
Bournemouth coach expressed his satisfaction with his attacker. “Patrick Kluivert trained his son Justin well!”he said after this triple from the Dutch winger against the Magpies. Iraola also praised his confidence in Kluivert, especially after his three penalties against Wolverhampton. This places him in 7th place in a very raised scorer ranking this season, in the Premier League. A true leader in the Cherries attack thanks to his volume of play and his offensive quality, he will have the opportunity to confirm this weekend against the championship leader, in front of his audience, this Saturday (4 p.m.).