Bournemouth sign France defender Truffert for £14m

Bournemouth person completed the signing of defender Adrien Truffert from Rennes successful a £14.4m deal.

The 23-year-old France planetary has signed a five-year contract.

The woody is made up of an £11.4m interest with a imaginable £3m successful add-ons, portion Rennes person negotiated a 10% sell-on clause.

Bournemouth person brought successful Truffert, with Hungary defender Milos Kerkez in talks to articulation Liverpool.

"It's a large accidental for maine to support progressing and to beryllium portion of an ambitious project," said Truffert.

"I felt the club's assurance successful maine from the archetypal discussions, and I'm excited to get started."

Truffert made his first-team debut for Rennes successful 2020 and made 212 appearances for the nine wherever helium became nine captain.

He progressed done France's younker levels earlier making his elder debut successful 2022.

"Adrien is simply a subordinate that we've admired for immoderate clip and helium brings important acquisition to the squad contempt inactive being conscionable 23," said Bournemouth president of shot operations Tiago Pinto.

"We're excited to enactment with Adrien and are thrilled to person a subordinate of specified prime articulation us."