Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe believes his January recruits will play an important role in ensuring the club remain in the Premier League this season.
LONDON (Reuters) – West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic described Dimitri Payet as “top class” after the playmaker underlined his importance to the club by inspiring a 3-1 Premier League comeback victory at Bournemouth on Tuesday. Playmaker Payet, signed from Olympique Marseille in the close season, was one of the key figures in the London […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Premier League Bournemouth have signed Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Benik Afobe, the club announced on Sunday. The fee, officially undisclosed, is reported to have beaten Bournemouth’s record of eight million pounds ($11.61 million). Afobe missed Wolves’ FA Cup defeat by West Ham on Saturday because he was in talks with the south-coast club, […]
REUTERS – There is no pressure on Juan Iturbe, whose loan transfer from AS Roma is pending work permit, or any new signings to turn around Bournemouth’s fortunes this season, manager Eddie Howe said ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup clash against Birmingham City. Bournemouth have dropped to 16th in the Premier League after a three-game […]
REUTERS – Simon Francis will miss Bournemouth’s FA Cup third round tie against Birmingham City after the Football Association rejected his club’s appeal against his red card in the goalless draw against Leicester City on Saturday. The FA’s Independent Regulatory Commission upheld referee Andre Marinner’s decision to issue a straight red card to the defender […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Bournemouth pounced early in the January transfer window by signing AS Roma winger Juan Iturbe on loan, subject to a work permit, on Friday. A club statement said the 22-year-old would remain on the English south coast for the rest of the season with the Cherries retaining an option to make the […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City were given a reality check when the unlikely leaders lost 1-0 at Liverpool on Saturday while Manchester United slumped to a third straight Premier League defeat to pile the pressure on Louis van Gaal. Arsenal wasted a Boxing Day opportunity to knock Leicester off the top of the table when […]
REUTERS – Premier League newcomers Bournemouth will be hit with a fine after breaching the Football League’s financial fair play rules during their rise to the top flight. A statement by the Football League said Bournemouth were one of several clubs to have spent in excess of six million pounds ($8.95 million) more than what […]
