Andoni Iraola, Bournemouth
Mick Brown
Sat 28 June 2025 9:00, UK
Bournemouth are facing a “nightmare” transfer window amid a growing threat that they could be set to lose even more key players.
That is according to former Man United and Blackburn chief scout Mick Brown, who remains very well-connected within the game, as he exclusively told Football Insider that the Cherries are now at risk of having their squad “picked apart”.
Having already lost Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez to Real Madrid and Liverpool respectively, there are concerns that more key players could quit the Vitality Stadium.
Brown told Football Insider on 19 June that Justin Kluivert wants to join Bayer Leverkusen and has discussed his future with his agent amid after his teammates’ moves.
Andoni Iraola’s side face a difficult task to convince other key players to stay amid growing interest, and are at risk of their squad being heavily depleted.
Meanwhile, Football Insider revealed that Bournemouth are braced to lose Ilya Zabarnyi to Paris Saint-Germain, and Antoine Semenyo is wanted by Tottenham.
Antoine Semenyo Bournemouth (1)
Antoine Semenyo has been linked with a move away. (Credit: Imago)
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Brown told Football Insider on 27 June that Bournemouth are determined to keep hold of Semenyo and have set a £70million price tag to deter the likes of Spurs.
The former scout, who has a wealth of experience in top-level player recruitment after over a decade at Man United during their most successful period, has insisted
“*I feel sorry for them, to be honest,*” he told Football Insider.
“They’ve worked hard to identify players and build the side they had, bring them in and develop their games, and now they’re being picked apart.
“They took a chance on players like Kerkez and Huijsen and now other teams will reap the rewards of their hard work.
“If they lose somebody like Semenyo or Zabarnyi, as well as the goalkeeper, that’s at least four key players who have left the club already.
“It doesn’t seem to me there’s a lot they can do about it.
“The positive, of course, is they’re making a lot of money out of these players and it’s difficult to argue against that from an owner’s point of view.
“But the problem with losing so many key players is more than just surface level.
“You get other players looking at the situation and speaking to their agents to find them a move, because they don’t want to be part of a sinking ship.
“It’s a bit of a nightmare situation for the club and for the manager.
“They’ve got to go into next season without some of their most important players, and they’ll take some replacing in the transfer market.”
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola
Bournemouth are set for a difficult transfer window. (Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media)
Andoni Iraola sack claim emerges at the Vitality
The players at Bournemouth have not been the only topic of conversation in recent weeks amid concerns surrounding the future of Iraola.
Brown told Football Insider in June that Iraola could come under sack pressure at Bournemouth next season as a result of losing so many star players.
Brown explained that losing up to five key players will set up a difficult season for the Cherries as they now need to sign five top players just to stand still.
Iraola has emerged as one of the most highly-regarded managers in the Premier League this season, and was heavily linked with the Tottenham job.
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