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Bournemouth transfer news: Illia Zabarnyi and Hamed Traore join Cherries

By Ian DennisBBC Radio 5 Live senior football reporter

Last updated on .From the section Bournemouthcomments12

Illya Zabarnyi
Illia Zabarnyi has played 25 times for Dynamo Kyiv this season, including five appearances in the Europa League

Bournemouth have completed the signings of Ukraine centre-back Illia Zabarnyi and Ivory Coast midfielder Hamed Traore.

Zabarnyi, 20, has moved to the Cherries from Dynamo Kyiv for a fee reportedly worth about £24m.external-link

He has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal at Vitality Stadium.

Traore, 22, has joined from Sassuoloexternal-link on an initial loan which will become a five-year deal in the summer for a fee in the region of £20m.

The midfielder, who becomes Bournemouth's sixth January signing, has played 11 times for the Serie A side this season.

Bournemouth had already signed forward Antoine Semenyo for £10m, winger Dango Ouattara for around £20m and goalkeeper Darren Randolph this month, while Uruguay full-back Matias Vina joined on loan from Roma.

"We are absolutely delighted to bring Illia to the club and he arrives with a burgeoning CV," Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake said.

"Despite only being 20, he has played at the highest level for club and country and has established himself as one of the most sought-after young defenders in the world.

"We are very much looking forward to seeing him continue his development with us and know he will be a valued and important member of our squad."

Blake added: "Hamed is another exciting prospect and we are delighted to have secured his services.

"He is young, ambitious and one of the hottest talents from Serie A. He fits the profile of the type of player we are looking to recruit and will significantly add to our creative resources.

"After Bill Foley had completed his takeover of the club last month, he said he would be investing in the squad and has certainly done so."

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  • Comment posted by athletes foot , at 21:07 31 Jan 2023

    Newcastle fan but who can't have a soft spot for the cherries! Hope you stay up proper club with great fans

    • Reply posted by raymond parsons, at 22:35 31 Jan 2023

      raymond parsons replied:
      we had eddie before you what a manager up the cherries

  • Comment posted by IsKiRoJo69, at 21:13 31 Jan 2023

    Bournmouth have been very busy this month and I hope it keeps them up 👍

  • Comment posted by rob9, at 21:25 31 Jan 2023

    As a Bournemouth fan/supporter for more than 50 years it's about time that Bournemouth started buying a better class of player than what they usually do UTCIAD 🍒🍒🍒

  • Comment posted by ms3yowbb, at 22:15 31 Jan 2023

    Great signings Foley doing his part of the deal utc

  • Comment posted by raymond parsons, at 22:31 31 Jan 2023

    you like us because of eddie howe up the cherries

  • Comment posted by This name is awaiting moderation, at 07:20 1 Feb 2023

    Great window, quality as well as youth, hopefully enough for us to stay up now 🍒

  • Comment posted by Fartman, at 06:42 1 Feb 2023

    Great business which will surely keep us up now. Only wish we had got DanJuma back too. Maybe in the summer.

  • Comment posted by Joe, at 08:43 1 Feb 2023

    Anyone who play Football Manager knows signing Zabarnyi is a coup

  • Comment posted by red gee, at 21:46 31 Jan 2023

    Hope he doesn't mind the championship they are doomed

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