Brentford agree deal with Bournemouth for forward Dango Ouattara
The deal is worth in the region of £35million with £5m in add-ons, which would be a club record for the west London side. Ouattara has been authorised to travel for a medical on Friday.
The 23-year-old pushed for the move as he has not been happy at the south-coast club, not feeling the trust of head coach Andoni Iraola. Brentford have convinced him to be a replacement for their previous forward Bryan Mbeumo who left for Manchester United this summer.
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Ouattara joined Bournemouth in January 2023 from Ligue 1 side Lorient in a deal worth £20million ($26.8m). During his two-and-a-half seasons at the Vitality Stadium, the versatile forward has scored 11 goals and provided nine assists in 88 games.
Capable of playing on either wing as well as up front, Ouattara scored seven goals and provided four assists last season to help Andoni Iraola's side finish ninth in the Premier League.
Ouattara has also scored ten goals in 30 games for the Burkina Faso national team.
Bournemouth have already had several key departures this window with Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez, and Ilias Zabarnyi all leaving the club this summer.
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