Bournemouth have taken full-back Alex Jimenez on loan from AC Milan with an obligation to sign him permanently for 16.5m if he makes 18 Premier League starts this season. The 20-year-old Spain youth international came through Real Madrid's academy and said he has always dreamed of playing in the Premier League. Jimenez joins a defensive group strengthened by centre-back Bafode Diakite (34.6m from Lille), left-back Adrien Truffert (14.4m from Rennes) and goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic (25m from Chelsea). The club sold Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez for about 150m combined and Dango Ouattara for 42.5m, posting a record selling window of 215m, while signing Ben Doak (25m) and Amine Adli (25.1m). Bournemouth sit seventh after a 1-0 win over Spurs.
Bournemouth have taken full-back Alex Jimenez on loan from AC Milan in an agreement which means they will have to sign the Spaniard on a permanent deal if he makes 18 Premier League starts this season. If he hits that mark then the Cherries will sign the 20-year-old permanently for 16.5m. The Spain youth international, who came through Real Madrid's academy, said: "It has always been one of my dreams to play in the Premier League."
Jimenez will provide manager Andoni Iraola with another defensive option following the signings of centre-back Bafode Diakite for 34.6m from Lille, left-back Adrien Truffert from Rennes for 14.4m and goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic for 25m from Chelsea. Bournemouth have had a busy summer, having lost defenders Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez for a combined total of about 150m to Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid and Liverpool respectively.
The Cherries also sold Dango Ouattara to Brentford for 42.5m and have had a record selling window, with 215m in incoming transfer fees. Ben Doak joined the club from champions Liverpool for 25m earlier in the summer, while Moroccan winger Amine Adli arrived from Bayer Leverkusen for 25.1m. Bournemouth sit seventh in the Premier League table following a 1-0 win over Spurs on Saturday.
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