The impressive form of Artur Boruc against Girona FC last weekend might make AFCB fans query why the club still needs to go out and get another goalkeeper in? Boruc may well start the campaign as the number one, but if Asmir Begovic is to go, there will be room for a keeper to come in and the Cherries have been nosing around Fulham and Marcus Bettinelli, according to the Daily Mail.
The transfer fee for Betttinelli, 27, would be nowhere near the £30m suggested fee for Jack Butland, but even if AFCB are keen on Bettinelli there is also interest from Aston Villa. It would be a matter of concern that Bettinelli, who is 6ft 4ins, has been injured since February when he underwent a knee operation, but if he passed a medical his credentials as an England U21 in 2015 and seven games as a Premier League keeper at Fulham make him a possible number two candidate for a club like AFCB it would seem.
The goal keeping position has been rumbling on all summer for the Cherries. It looks to me that Begovic may be happy to stay but that Eddie Howe really wants to shift him out and get someone else in before the start of the season. The financial juggling is something that really intrigues me though. Why go chasing after Butland with a silly low bid when it was very unlikely Stoke would let him go at under half what they value him for? Butland might have wanted the move but it doesn't look like AFCb are prepared to meet Stoke's valuation. Now AFCB are being a bit more realistic in their target for a keeper you'd think if they don't want to go over £15m.
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The goal keeping position has been rumbling on all summer for the Cherries. It looks to me that Begovic may be happy to stay but that Eddie Howe really wants to shift him out and get someone else in before the start of the season. The financial juggling is something that really intrigues me though. Why go chasing after Butland with a silly low bid when it was very unlikely Stoke would let him go at under half what they value him for? Butland might have wanted the move but it doesn't look like AFCb are prepared to meet Stoke's valuation. Now AFCB are being a bit more realistic in their target for a keeper you'd think if they don't want to go over £15m.
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While Aaron Ramsdale has been linked with Huddersfield, Mark Travers has signed a new long-term deal at AFCB. I don't see why Travers can't be the number two behind Boruc if AFCB don't sign another keeper this summer. But all the chatter indicates that Eddie Howe is not happy with the goal keeping situation and that keepers will be moving in and out of the club this summer.
I can’t see anyone paying Begovic s wages. I think he will be happy here if he’s paid £80,000 a week. I can’t see him going elsewhere with a pay cut
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