Bournemouth Pushing For Lille’s Bafodé Diakité To Replace Outgoing Illia Zabarnyi

Bournemouth are pushing to motion nan Lille centre-back Bafodé Diakité arsenic a replacement for Illia Zabarnyi, who is poised to subordinate Paris Saint-Germain. Zabarnyi is expected to subordinate PSG successful a woody worthy almost €70m (£61m), pinch talks complete add-ons ongoing.

Zabarnyi’s anticipated departure would mean Bournemouth will person generated much than £150m this summer, pinch chap defenders Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen joining Liverpool and Real Madrid respectively.

Premier League clubs are understood to beryllium monitoring PSG’s advancement pinch a woody for Zabarnyi, fixed nan prolonged talks successful caller weeks, but nan anticipation is nan 22-year-old Ukraine defender will depart for nan French club.

The 24-year-old Diakite has been nan taxable of liking from Premier League rivals, including Sunderland. The Cherries looked to Ligue 1 for Kerkez’s replacement, Adrien Truffert, and now dream to seal nan signing of Diakité, who was a regular starter for Lille past season. Bournemouth besides signed Eli Junior Kroupi from nan French nine Lorient earlier this year.

Another Lille player, goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, is primed to subordinate PSG. There are suggestions Chevalier will go Luis Enrique’s caller No 1, casting uncertainty complete nan contiguous early of nan Italy world Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was portion of nan Champions League-winning broadside past season.

Andoni Iraola wants 2 caller defenders this summertime aft Huijsen’s exit. Bournemouth tracked Nathan Zézé but nan 20-year-old joined Saudi Pro League Neom from Nantes astatine nan extremity of past month. The Cherries are thought to clasp an liking successful nan 19-year-old Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong.

Elsewhere, West Ham are poised to motion Mads Hermansen aft striking an £18m woody to motion nan goalkeeper from relegated Leicester. The Championship nine were resigned to losing nan Denmark goalkeeper, who will reunite pinch Casper Ankergren, West Ham’s lead goalkeeper coach, whom he worked pinch astatine Brondby. Meanwhile Wilfred Ndidi, 1 of Leicester’s highest earners, is joining Besiktas aft nan Turkish nine triggered his £9m merchandise clause.