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2 days ago
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Cherries confirm released and retained list after record-breaking season
THE Cherries have confirmed their released and retained list after the 2024/25 Premier League season. With no first team players out of contract, every player in the squad which played a part in a record-breaking campaign has been retained. Kepa Arrizabalaga returns to his parent club of Chelsea, amid reports that Arsenal are advancing a deal to sign the Spaniard. Max Aarons, Philip Billing, Romain Faivre, Eli Junior Kroupi, Chris Mepham, Neto, Alex Paulsen, Joe Rothwell, Hamed Traore and Mark Travers all return from their loans. In the development squad, seven players have been offered contracts: Mack Allan, Ollie Morgan, Ashley Clarke, Karlos Gregory, Remy Rees-Dottin, Jonny Stuttle and Harold William. Lewis Brown, Coby Small, Kian Tydeman and Toure Williams have been released, while 13 players, including those which picked up first team experience last season, have been retained. Two second-year scholars, Malachi Ogunleye and Charlie Stevens, have been retained, while nine have been released. Read the full released and retained list here. First team - Retained Max Aarons Tyler Adams Matai Akinmboni Julián Araujo Owen Bevan Philip Billing David Brooks Ryan Christie Lewis Cook Will Dennis Evanilson Romain Faivre James Hill Daniel Jebbison Milos Kerkez Justin Kluivert Eli Junior Kroupi Callan McKenna Chris Mepham Neto Dango Ouattara Alex Paulsen Joe Rothwell Alex Scott Antoine Semenyo Marcos Senesi Luis Sinisterra Adam Smith Julio Soler Marcus Tavernier Hamed Traorè Mark Travers Enes Ünal Illia Zabarnyi First team - Not retained Kepa Arrizabalaga (Returning to parent club) Development squad - Retained Daniel Adu-Adjei Noa Boutin Kai Crampton Michael Dacosta Gonzalez Archie Harris Max Kinsey Balraj Landa Koby Mottoh Charlie Osborne Dominic Sadi Zain Silcott-Duberry Finn Tonks Ben Winterburn Development squad - Contract offers Mack Allan Ashley Clarke Karlos Gregory Ollie Morgan Remy Rees-Dottin Jonny Stuttle Harold William Development squad - Not retained Lewis Brown Coby Small Kian Tydeman Toure Williams Second-year scholars - Retained Malachi Ogunleye Charlie Stevens Second-year scholars - Not retained Ryan Carroll Joshua Hamilton-Olise Kashanga Kasukumya Teodor Minchev Sonny Parkes Joshua Salmon William Seeley Tommy Whitehead Jay Williams
Yahoo
04-05-2025
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Excl: Spanish duo to compete for 25-year-old English defender
After completing a move to Spain in January, Bournemouth defender Max Aarons will have the opportunity to stay there should he so desire. The 25-year-old right-back has featured infrequently of late at Valencia, but it appears as if he has shown enough to attract plenty of attention. Aarons moved on loan to Valencia in January, where he joined Carlos Corberan, who was familiar with him from his time in the Championship. Los Che also have a €9m buy option on Aarons, but have decided against executing said option. That leaves his situation up in the air this summer. Advertisement Sources close to Football España can reveal that Aarons has received enquiries from Andalusian giants Sevilla and Real Betis over a potential move to the South of Spain this summer. Both are interested in signing Aarons in a loan move for next season, and are fans of his speed and offensive attributes. Image via Valencia CF Bournemouth are expected to explore moves for Aarons this summer, but it is not clear whether they are willing to let him part on loan, or if they will prioritise a sale. The Cherries have set an asking price of €12-15m for his signature, and on top of the two La Liga giants, Atalanta, Marseille, Lille, Leeds United, and Sheffield United are all keeping tabs on his situation too. It seems highly unlikely that Sevilla or Betis would be willing to consider a permanent move for Aarons at those price points, with both sides conscious of their salary limits. Aarons held his own against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu during their 2-1 earlier this month, but has been second choice to Dmitri Foulquier, and has played just 204 minutes for Corberan since his arrival, spread across three appearances. Aarons has spoken positively about his time at Valencia though, and noted that he was always keen on a move to La Liga.
BBC News
04-04-2025
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Kluivert encouraged Aarons into Valencia move
Bournemouth loanee Max Aarons says he is "loving" his time in Spain after moving to Valencia in 25-year-old has made two appearances since the move, both against Barcelona - the team he was close to joining five years ago. "From a young age it was always a dream of mine to play in Spain," Aarons told BBC Radio 5 Live's Euro Leagues podcast."In 2020 it nearly happened with Barcelona. Ever since then, I've said it doesn't matter which team, as long as it's in La Liga I would love to be there and the opportunity happened in January."You do have to be a certain kind of character to do that, especially as an English player. It doesn't happen a lot and I can understand for some players why it wouldn't be the right thing."But, for some, especially myself, it's something you always want to do and if you're to do it you have to immerse yourself in the culture and be all in. You can't expect to come in and it be England - you have to jump in and be ready."Learning the language, trying the food - everything. It's an experience and I have to say I'm loving it."Valencia's Mestalla stadium holds 49,000 compared to the Vitality Stadium's 11,000 capacity and Aarons is enjoying the change in setting."I knew the Mestalla stadium was incredible before coming here," he added. "One of my Bournemouth team-mates Justin Kluivert played here and told me 'you're going to be blown away'. "The first game I couldn't believe it, it's crazy. It's no disrespect for where I came from in Bournemouth but going from there to here in January... you have to get used to the difference in the stadium and atmosphere."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
