{"id":626108,"date":"2023-08-05T06:08:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T10:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626108"},"modified":"2023-08-05T06:08:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T10:08:18","slug":"gaetano-castrovilli-close-bournemouth-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/05\/gaetano-castrovilli-close-bournemouth-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Almost Done\u2019: Romano Confirms Bournemouth Close to Signing New Midfielder &#8211; Personal Terms Agreed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that a deal is\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1687146687037415443?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;almost done&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for Bournemouth to sign Gaetano Castrovilli.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/bournemouth&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bournemouth to Sign Fiorentina Midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano Confirms Gaetano Castrovilli Close to Bournemouth Transfer<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano has confirmed that final details are being agreed upon, with a \u00a310 million fee (and \u00a32 million in add-ons) being paid to Fiorentina for the midfielder. Castrovilli has &#8220;accepted the move,&#8221; with personal terms agreed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Replacement for Jefferson Lerma?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After Crystal Palace picked up Jefferson Lerma on a free transfer at the end of last season, Bournemouth fans have been calling out for a new defensive midfielder. The team had looked slightly unstable in midfield, with Atalanta cutting through the centre during their pre-season friendly. However, Bournemouth fans may be disappointed as Castrovilli appears to be more advanced. Whilst the Italian can play as a defensive midfielder and has done previously, he prefers a more advanced role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/03\/evans-extended-deal-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Player Now on the Verge of Signing Man Utd Contract<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At Fiorentina, he had been playing alongside Manchester United target Sofyan Amrabat &#8211; who would easily cover Castrovilli during his forward runs. The midfielder enjoys progressive carries and dribbling around opposition players in a free-roaming role. Bournemouth will therefore still need to sign a new defensive midfielder to cover for the Italian as he ventures forwards in attack. However, Cherries fans should still be pleased with the signing as the player is an exciting talent who can take them to the next level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"-5vZJiOlRlZzAAEwWpnHFQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1570324643\" 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:'-5vZJiOlRlZzAAEwWpnHFQ',sig:'22IetYyZL07wzEvA9bJCqghQpxLIFYNFs8FHmQhE0To=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1570324643',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How Will This Affect Bournemouth&#8217;s Transfer Plans?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bournemouth have been closely linked with Bristol City&#8217;s Alex Scott, with the club submitting a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bs3chat\/status\/1679414137963651072?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a315 million bid<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which was rejected. Reports surfaced that the Cherries were in advanced talks over a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPercyTelegraph\/status\/1686673683459272704?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a325 million deal for Scott.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, Castrovilli and Scott appear to have similar profiles, being box-to-box midfielders who are both ball winners and make progressive carries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/28\/bournemouth-injury-woes-tavernier-kelly-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bournemouth Injury Woes: Tavernier, Kelly and More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Perhaps Bournemouth were put off by the hefty asking price for a player who&#8217;s never played in the top flight and have now pulled out of the race for the 19-year-old. In the opposite direction, Bournemouth may look to offload some players after this transfer. Players like Jaidon Anthony and Ryan Christie will surely struggle to get into the starting line-up ahead of new signings such as Dango Ouatarra, Hamed Traore, and Justin Kluivert. Castrovilli will provide even more competition in the squad, and therefore it looks likely &#8211; some fringe players may depart from the club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit<\/strong>: Andy Jones, licensed to Last Word on Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that a deal is\u00a0&#8220;almost done&#8221;\u00a0for Bournemouth to sign Gaetano Castrovilli. [metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/bournemouth&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;] Bournemouth to Sign Fiorentina Midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli Romano Confirms Gaetano Castrovilli Close to Bournemouth Transfer Romano has confirmed that final details are being agreed upon, with a \u00a310 million fee (and \u00a32 million in add-ons) being paid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4784,"featured_media":625998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3,7188],"tags":[9330,6278],"class_list":["post-626108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bournemouth","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-bournemouth-transfer-rumours","tag-gaetano-castrovilli"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}