Bournemouth, the new black club of the Premier League, sold its entire defense in the summer window and now ranks fourth in the Premier League!

Speaking of black shop teams in the Premier League, the first thing most fans think of is Brighton. Under the leadership of owner Tony Bloom, Brighton has not only performed well in recent seasons, but also cultivated outstanding players such as Joao Pedro, Caicedo and Baleba. But what we are going to talk about today is Bournemouth, another black shop team that has emerged in the Premier League in the past two seasons. They ranked ninth in the Premier League last season, and then sold an entire back line of main players in the summer window. After 7 rounds of the new Premier League season, they actually beat the giants such as Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United with a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, ranking fourth in the Premier League!

After the end of the 2021-2022 season, Bournemouth successfully promoted to the Premier League as the runner-up of the British Championship. Then they signed Argentine defender Senesi and English midfielder Tavernier in the summer window of 2022, and signed Ukrainian defender Zabarny, Burkina Faso forward Ouattara and Ghana forward Semenyo in the winter window of 2023. Bournemouth invested a total of approximately 93 million euros in the two transfer windows, with approximately zero revenue and a net investment of approximately 93 million euros. After the end of the 2022-2023 Premier League season, Bournemouth finished 15th in the Premier League and successfully avoided relegation.

In the summer window of 2023, Bournemouth invited former Rayo Vallecano coach Iola to replace Gary O'Neill as the team's new coach. They also signed seven new players in one go, including American midfielder Taylor Adams, Ivory Coast forward Hamid Traore, England midfielder Alex Scott, Hungarian defender Kyle Kez, French midfielder Favre, Dutch forward Justin Kluivert and England defender Aarons, with a total investment of up to 130 million euros. However, the transfer income was only 1.5 million euros, and the net transfer investment was about 130 million euros. At the end of the 2023-2024 season, Bournemouth finished 12th in the Premier League and successfully avoided relegation again.

In the summer window of 2024, Bournemouth once again invested heavily in the transfer market, signing Brazilian forward Evan Nelson, Colombian forward Sinistra, Spanish defender Huizen, Turkish forward Yunar, Mexican defender Araujo, New Zealand goalkeeper Paulson and Canadian forward Jebison. In the winter window, they also signed French forward Crupi, Argentinian defender Soler and American defender Akinboni. The total investment in the season was about 130 million euros, but by selling forward Solanke to Tottenham for 64 million euros, Bournemouth's net investment in the transfer market in the 2024-2025 season was only 66 million euros, and ended the season in ninth place in the Premier League.

In the summer window of 2025, Bournemouth still invested heavily in the transfer market. They signed French defender Diakite, Serbian goalkeeper Petrovic, Scottish forward Bendock, Moroccan forward Adli, Serbian defender Milosavljevic and French defender Truffaut, with a total investment of 137 million euros. However, after the accumulation in the previous few seasons, Bournemouth has finally reached the harvest season. By selling four main players such as Zabarny, Huizen, Kyle Ketz, and Ouattara, as well as fringe players such as Anthony, Billing, Travers, McPham and Rosewell, they have earned a total of 238 million euros. After deducting the total investment of 137 million euros, Bournemouth's net income in the summer transfer market exceeded 100 million euros!

Among them, it cost 33 million euros to sign Zabarny from Dynamo Kyiv, and sold it to Paris Saint-Germain for 63 million euros, with a profit of 30 million euros; signing Huizen from Juventus cost 19.6 million euros, and sold it to Real Madrid for 62.5 million euros, with a profit of 42 900,000 euros; signing Kyle Kez from Alkmaar cost 20.5 million euros, sold to Liverpool for 46.9 million euros, with a profit of 26.4 million euros; signing Ouattara from Lorient cost 22.5 million euros, sold to Brentford for 42.8 million euros, with a profit of 20.3 million euros. The transfer revenue brought by these 4 players to Bournemouth has reached 120 million euros!

Since being promoted to the Premier League in 2022, Bournemouth has invested a total of approximately 490 million euros in the transfer market in the past four seasons. However, it has earned 300 million euros through the sale of players in the past two seasons, leaving a total net investment of 190 million euros. But looking at Bournemouth’s current player lineup, compared with the 2021-2022 season in the British Championship, there are only 6 players left: forward Brooks, midfielder Christie, midfielder Cook, defender Hill, defender Smith and goalkeeper Dennis. The total value of these six veterans in the British Championship is only 39 million euros, while Bournemouth’s current total team value has reached 380 million euros, which means that the value of new players in the last four seasons has reached 340 million euros! This is just the value of the players. If all these players are sold in the transfer market, it should not be a problem to sell them for 600 million euros. The difference of 400 million euros compared with the net investment of 190 million euros is the appreciation Bournemouth has generated in player transfers in the past four seasons.

Zabarny, Huizen and Kyle Keates were Bournemouth’s main defenders last season. Coupled with Kepa, who returned to Chelsea on loan, Bournemouth lost their entire defense in this summer window. This was the defense that they relied on to finish ninth in the Premier League last season. In addition, Ouattara was also an important member of Bournemouth's front line last season. He played 37 times in the season, including 23 starts, contributing 9 goals and 4 assists. He was the team's fourth scorer. No one expected that Bournemouth, which lost more than one-third of its main force in the summer window, not only did not suffer a decline in performance in the new season, but went even further. After 7 rounds of Premier League games, Bournemouth ranked fourth in the Premier League with 14 points, only 2 points behind Arsenal, the leader..

In the first round of the Premier League, Bournemouth lost 2-4 away to defending champion Liverpool. After that, they defeated Wolves and Tottenham with the same score of 1-0, and defeated Brighton 2-1, winning 3 consecutive Premier League wins, and then drew with Newcastle 0-0 and 2-2. Leeds United and Leeds United, and defeated Fulham 3-1 in the 7th round. They scored 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 7 Premier League games, scoring 11 goals and conceding 8 goals. The 14 points are the same as Tottenham, only 2 points less than Arsenal and 1 point less than Liverpool, ranking 4th in the Premier League. This is also Bournemouth's best start in the history of the Premier League.

Bournemouth's outstanding performance is largely due to head coach Iraura. The 43-year-old Spanish coach is likely to switch to a wealthy club after the end of this season. In the current Bournemouth team, there are many players who have also attracted the attention of major giants, including 25-year-old Ghana forward Semenyo and 26-year-old Dutch midfielder Kluivert Jr., both of whom may bring tens of millions of euros to Bournemouth after the end of this season.

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