Archive · 13 Aug 2025
Bournemouth Adds Defender Diakite After Zabarnyi Sale
Bournemouth, a soccer team in England, has gotten a new player!
They signed a defender named Bafode Diakite from a team in France.
They paid a lot of money to get him.
Diakite will now play for Bournemouth in the Premier League.
He has played for different French youth teams before.
This move happened after Bournemouth sold another defender to a different team.
Bournemouth signed defender Bafode Diakite from Lille OSC.
The transfer fee is reported to be 30.3 million pounds plus up to 4.3 million in add-ons.
Diakite will join Andoni Iraola's squad for the Premier League season opener.
Diakite previously played for Lille and has represented France at various youth levels.
The signing follows the sale of Illia Zabarnyi to PSG.
- Who
- Bournemouth and Lille OSC; Bafode Diakite.
- What
- Bournemouth signed Bafode Diakite.
- When
- Announced recently.
- Where
- Bournemouth, England.
- Why
- To strengthen Bournemouth's defense.
Bournemouth
Opponents
Financial Situation
Bournemouth
Made player sales
Opponents
Lost key players
- Player
- Bafode Diakite
- New Team
- AFC Bournemouth
- Former Team
- Lille OSC
- Transfer Fee
- 30.3 million pounds + add-ons
