{"id":580967,"date":"2021-01-29T05:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=580967"},"modified":"2021-01-29T05:54:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:54:16","slug":"bournemouth-confirm-ben-pearson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/29\/bournemouth-confirm-ben-pearson\/","title":{"rendered":"Bournemouth Confirm Signing of Ben Pearson From Preston North End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/20\/championship-to-reject-salary-cap\/\" target=\"_self\">Bournemouth<\/a> have officially announced the signing of midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a6b461e7\/Ben-Pearson\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Pearson<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/10\/nottingham-forest-scouting-doncaster-rovers-midfielder-ben-whiteman\/\" target=\"_self\">Preston North End<\/a> for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<h2>Pearson Puts Pen to Paper on Three and a Half Year Deal With Cherries<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Introducing our \ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc30 number 2\u20e32\u20e3!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AFCB Superstore (@afcbsuperstore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afcbsuperstore\/status\/1355096097832669188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Pearson: Bournemouth a &#8216;Good Club&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Having not featured for Preston since December, Pearson&#8217;s move to Bournemouth will give him the opportunity to play regular <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/19\/conor-hourihane-set-to-join-swansea-city-on-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Championship<\/a> football once again.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/19\/wonderkid-joao-pedro-verbally-commits-future-to-watford\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> academy, Pearson spent five years at Deepdale, making 165 appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>In an announcement on Bournemouth&#8217;s official club website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcb.co.uk\/news\/club-news\/pearson-signs-for-the-cherries\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pearson stated<\/a>: \u201cAs soon as I heard of Bournemouth\u2019s interest I wanted to come here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a good club with big ambitions to get back into the Premier League, which is somewhere I want to be as well, so we have the same aim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Championship is a difficult league but I\u2019m experienced here and know what it\u2019s about. I felt like I was ready for a new challenge and now it&#8217;s here I\u2019m really looking forward to starting training and getting to know my new teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Bournemouth Bolster Midfield Options in Push for Promotion<\/h3>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/18\/bournemouth-confirm-return-of-jack-wilshere\/\" target=\"_self\">confirming the return of Jack Wilshere on a short-term deal<\/a> earlier in January, Bournemouth have added another midfielder to their ranks as they seek an immediate return to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Currently sitting in the final play-off place, the Cherries will be looking to close the gap to second-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/09\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-praises-loanee-james-garner\/\" target=\"_self\">Swansea City<\/a>, who sit five points above them in the Championship&#8217;s midway through the 2020\/21 season.<\/p>\n<p>Victory in a vital promotion clash on Friday night against Reading would see Bournemouth move above the Royals into fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"6KwWqSVRSnd2XWFy_6K_Xg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1229162243\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6KwWqSVRSnd2XWFy_6K_Xg',sig:'4CqFrNJ7lJLjiFeA_NHN0q3ILO87mwnZWTtEtVbaqyM=',w:'594px',h:'383px',items:'1229162243',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bournemouth have officially announced the signing of midfielder Ben Pearson from Preston North End for an undisclosed fee. 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