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The Premier League club that made 176.4 million yuan has started to purchase: Can all the main players still relegate if they sell them?

4:42am, 20 August 2025【Football】

In this offseason, Bournemouth is a team that sells relatively many players, especially in terms of selling the main players, which is really "unable to anyone". Last season, their main frame guards, Kolkz, Wyson, and Zabani, were all sold. This led to the Cherry Army getting back a huge sum of 176.4 million euros, but the overall lineup integrity and strength were greatly reduced. In the new season, many people have set them "relegation hottest", which is not what the boss wants.

Compared to Brighton's model of selling one main player every season, their move is indeed a bit big, so they must complete new recruits and maintain their own level next. After all, it is not cost-effective to be relegated to the secondary league after making a lot of money.

At present, Bournemouth official has announced that 24-year-old Lille defender Diakit has officially joined the team and will become an important helper for Bournemouth in the new season. It is reported that his transfer price is 35 million euros plus a floating clause of 5 million euros. Fans also smiled and said that this time it is the option to repurchase Bournemouth. Will he be the next Wysenzabani?

Diakit is 184cm tall and mainly plays as a central defender on the court. He can also play as a full-back. He once played for the Toulouse youth training camp. Lille introduced him in 2022, but only spent 3 million euros. Now, after three years of selling, I made 10 times more profitable, which is also a good price for them. Bournemouth still trusts Diakit, so he offers such a high price. He hopes that he can prove himself in this team and then have the opportunity to enter the giants in the future and make a difference for them.

The general professionals recognize this, and for small clubs like them, this goal is very pragmatic. If you want them to get good results, you almost have no chance. It's better to make more money.

Before this, they spent 13.5 million euros to introduce Traore, who was the candidate to replace Kolkz. In terms of number of people, it's enough. I don’t know whether they will complete the corresponding replacement in the new season, which will be an important matter for the guarantee of club performance.