Bournemouth held by Brighton after late leveller
Cherries land Hungary midfielder Alex Toth for £10.4m plus add-ons. The 20-year-old is eyed for defensive midfield with Tyler Adams injured, bringing European experience and freeing options for Alex Scott.
Bournemouth’s €35m package for Vasco talent Rayan faces resistance: low fixed fee, no sell-on clause. Club set short deadline, view him as Semenyo replacement; player has agreed terms.
Bournemouth close on Lazio keeper Christos Mandas: loan to June with option that can become obligation if conditions met, fee around €22m. Seen as cover after Semenyo sale reshaped plans.
Bournemouth are denied late as Marcus Tavernier’s disputed 32′ penalty is cancelled by Charalampos Kostoulas’ injury-time bicycle kick in a 1-1 draw at Brighton.
Bournemouth start Amine Adli and Eli Kroupi in first league match post-Semenyo sale; David Brooks misses out. Petrovic, Senesi, Truffert, Scott and Tavernier also start at Brighton.
Fabian Hurzeler claims Bournemouth’s penalty ‘is not a foul’ after Bart Verbruggen on Amine Adli. Marcus Tavernier scored before a late 1-1 leveller; Andoni Iraola says the decision was correct.
Andoni Iraola’s deal expires this summer, with no extension agreed. After 12th then ninth with a club-record 56 points, interest grows elsewhere, leaving his long-term Bournemouth future unclear.
