For several seasons, Bournemouth has been turned into a real talented finder. The English club, which has a great season in the Premier League, has no equal to recruit young players between 10 and 20 M € capable of bringing a real added value. Pell-mell, we could quote Dango Ouattara (Lorient) but also and above all Milos Kerkez (AZ) or obviously Dean Huijsen arrived last summer from Juventus. Besides, these last two players should not stay with the Cherries, the Hungarian left side and the Spanish central defender are tracked by the biggest European clubs who are fighting to recruit them. Result, an upcoming check of € 100 million for the current 8th of the Premier League.
The club coached by Andoni Iraola, who has already completed the arrival of the top scorer in Ligue 2 Elie Kroupi Jr, already activates behind the scenes to strengthen. Like the recruitment initiated in Lorient, Bournemouth could well do its market in Ligue 1 this summer. According to our information, three players are already off. To replace Dean Huijsen, the club founded in 1899 wants to bet on Nathan Zeze. The great defensive promise of FC Nantes is considered one of the most promising defenders of Ligue 1.. Author of 16 Ligue 1 matches this season, the tricolor international U21, under contract until June 2028 with the Canaries, represents the most beautiful market value of the FCN workforce. If Stuttgart and Crystal Palace are eyeing the native of Nantes, it is indeed Bournemouth which holds the rope with an estimated oral offer between 15 and 16 M €. And if Zézé is interested in the idea of rallying the English club, the file is still far from being completed since the French club claims € 20 million to let its 19 -year -old rock go.
In discussion with Nantes for Zézé, an interest in Truffert and Merlin
Regarding the Kerkez replacement for the left piston post, Bournemouth aims no more and no less than two of the most promising French talents in this position in League 1. According to an English source, Adrien Truffert appeals to dearries a lot. At 23, the tricolor international (1 cape), silver medalist at the Olympic Games in 2024, is the captain of Stade Rennais and a safe bet of the French championship (2 goals and 2 assists in 31 L1 matches this season). Fil in the past by OM and … Bournemouth, the left -handed born in Liège in Belgium is a regular in Mercatos. But within a team in full reconstruction, a departure could be inevitable this summer, especially since it arrives at the end of the contract in a year. Its market value is now estimated at € 15 million.
And if Truuffert appeals, it is also the case of Quentin Merlin. Recruited by OM in January 2024 while the left side Rennes held the rope, the former Nantes piston took its marks within the Phocaean club. The international tricolor hope, under contract until 2028, feels good in Marseille (1 goal and 3 assists in 25 games) but there is no doubt that a good offer could make the Olympian board who had spent 12 million to the Olympian twice to recruit him eighteen months ago. Having colossal means, Bournemouth therefore prospects in France. After having token at the FC Nantes door, OM and Stade Rennais could soon hear from the ambitious English club … To be continued.
