Bournemouth Agree Deal To Buy Back Stadium

Bournemouth person agreed a woody to bargain backmost nan Vitality Stadium and scheme to grow it, says proprietor Bill Foley.

The Cherries, past successful League One, sold nan crushed known past arsenic Dean Court successful 2005 to spot institution Structadene for £3.5m earlier leasing it back. That was to thief them salary disconnected immoderate of their £6.5m debts.

They person tried and grounded to bargain it backmost respective times since, but Foley made nan announcement of nan woody astatine nan charismatic opening of nan club's £32m training facility.

With a capacity of 11,307, nan Vitality Stadium is by acold nan smallest Premier League ground.

But American Foley said they are now talking to nan assembly and moving guardant pinch plans to redevelop nan stadium, which was first opened successful 1910.

He added they are readying to grow nan crushed to 20,000 seats successful nan adjacent 2 and a half years - and could spell further to 23,000 - and do not request to adjacent nan stadium to do so.

Foley besides revealed building a caller stadium would person taken 5 aliases six years.

Bournemouth method head Simon Francis says they could "end up being a unfortunate of our ain success" this summertime pinch clubs wanting their players.

The Cherries are eighth successful nan Premier League and person had immoderate prima performers this season, including defender Dean Huijsen.

"There will beryllium bigger teams circling astir and looking astatine immoderate of our players," Francis told BBC Radio Solent.

"There will beryllium immoderate situations we can't power but location will beryllium others that we can.

"I'm assured that if we decorativeness good this play and that could mean European football, past nan players will beryllium excited astir that. It would beryllium historic.

"But location will besides beryllium immoderate players that want to spell and play for immoderate of nan biggest teams successful nan world and sometimes you can't guidelines successful their way."

Spain world Huijsen, 20, is nan taxable of genuine liking from Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle.

The defender, a summertime signing from Juventus, is thought to person a £50m merchandise clause.

Francis added: "It will beryllium a speech for nan summer. Of course, if you inquire maine past I deliberation nan champion spot for him complete nan adjacent 2 and 3 years is present astatine Bournemouth. Play each azygous game, perchance successful Europe and past return your prime of nan clubs."