You need to invest before profit arrives… Bournemouth did just that in recent years, and now they’re reaping the rewards.The South Coast club has become one of the focal points of the European football market this summer. The richest and best clubs have gathered to bid for Bournemouth’s gems, and a major, expensive sell-off is underway. The next big outgoing transfer is expected to be Ukrainian centre-back Illia Zabarnyi, with Paris Saint-Germain coming in with a 60 millions offer — a deal expected to be completed in the coming days.🚨🇺🇦 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 | PSG are close to an agreement to sign Ilya Zabarnyi (22) from Bournemouth! Fee is around €60m, reports @lequipe. 🔵🔴 pic.twitter.com/tKiL0GTkwM— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) June 20, 2025 Last summer, Bournemouth spent 135 millions on transfer fees for new players. Among others: Dean Huijsen (19.63M, from Juventus), Evanilson (37M, from Porto), and they made the loans of Luis Sinisterra and Enes Unal permanent. After three years, they completed their first major sale, with Dominic Solanke joining Tottenham for nearly 65 millions — having arrived from Liverpool four and a half years ago for three times less. Aside from him, Bournemouth only sold Kieffer Moore to Sheffield United for 1.8 million this summer.So, in the last three years: nearly 350 millions invested, with about 68 millions earned — most of it from Solanke’s transfer.This transfer strategy was architected by Richard Hughes, who became Bournemouth’s technical director in 2021. He spent big over three years and left last summer to take the same role at Liverpool. After his departure, Bournemouth began to harvest the fruits of his vision and long-term project.Huijsen has arrived, Alexander-Arnold is awaitedThis summer, Dean Huijsen went to Real Madrid for 62.5 millions. Milos Kerkez is heading to Liverpool for 47 millions. And following in their footsteps will likely be Illia Zabarnyi. PSG were already interested in the Ukrainian defender last winter under Luis Enrique, but Bournemouth weren’t willing to sell back then — and rightly so, as his market value has since increased. Now, PSG have returned with a more attractive offer.Latest reports say that a 60 millions deal is on the table, and the two clubs are close to reaching an agreement. Bournemouth initially asked for 70 millions, but have softened their stance in recent days due to the strong desire of the player, who has already agreed personal terms with the reigning European champions. PSG’s plan is to complete the signing soon and register Zabarnyi for the knockout phase of the Club World Cup in the U.S. — provided they qualify.🇺🇦 Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, 22)📊 vs Top 5 League U23 Centre-backs 🥇 Long passes completed — 1st🥇 Progressive passes — 1st🥇 Passes to final third — 1st🥇 Progressive actions — 1st🥈 Sliding tackles — 2nd🥉 Defensive duels won — 3rd (@DataMB_) pic.twitter.com/8dhXVV3w1p— Media PSG (@PSG_Xtra_) June 15, 2025 Zabarnyi, like Kerkez, was also one of Hughes’ targets for Liverpool, but that trail went cold after Van Dijk signed a new contract. On the other hand, the player himself may have found a move to PSG more appealing than a switch to Liverpool. In Paris, he would join a backline featuring Marquinhos and Pacho, with a long-term view of forming the core defensive partnership with the latter, as the Brazilian captain enters the twilight of his career.##NAJAVA_MECA_8986496##
