'i Need To Be In The Guinness World Records' - How Kluivert Found Home

Justin Kluivert says he feels astatine location astatine Bournemouth aft a profession that has taken him done nan Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Spain and now England.

But while nan Dutch guardant is enjoying laying down immoderate roots aft jet-setting astir nan continent - he would jump astatine nan chance of exploring Europe pinch nan Cherries adjacent season.

As galore arsenic 10 Premier League clubs could suffice for European competitions, external successful 2025-26.

And pinch Andoni Iraola's broadside sitting 10th - 1 constituent down eighth-placed Brighton - Bournemouth stay successful nan hunt pinch 4 games to go.

Kluivert, who turns 26 connected Monday, has played - and scored - successful nan top-flight of each of nan six countries he has played in. A feat he believes is unique.

"I request to beryllium successful nan book of Guinness World Records," nan boy of Dutch fable Patrick Kluivert tells Football Focus successful an question and reply to beryllium shown connected BBC One connected Saturday from 12:00 BST.

"I deliberation I americium nan fjrst subordinate to people successful nan apical six competitions – if Holland is nan sixth."

Romanian striker Florin Raducioiu (1986-2004) and Montenegro's Stevan Jovetic (2004-) are nan only different players to people successful nan apical 5 leagues of Italy, Germany, France, Spain and England.

Since making his debut for Ajax aged 17, Kluivert has scored goals for Roma, RB Leipzig (loan), Nice (loan) and Valencia (loan).

The guardant joined Bournemouth from Roma successful a £9.6m woody successful June 2023.

Since past nan Cherries person group a nine grounds Premier League points tally successful back-to-back seasons, are challenging for a spot successful Europe, and person conscionable opened a state-of-the-art £32m training facility, wherever this question and reply is taking place.

"We speak each time astir it," Kluivert says astir Bournemouth's target of playing successful Europe for nan first time.

"We judge successful it and we will spell for it 100%."

Kluivert has been a large portion of Iraola's plans this season, making 30 Premier League appearances while accumulating 2,114 minutes of playing time.

He has 12 Premier League goals - including 2 hat-tricks - and six assists arsenic he looks to yet measurement retired of his celebrated father's shadow.

"I ever saw it arsenic a motivation," he says astir making a sanction for himself aft his dad's sparkling career, which included winning nan Champions League pinch Ajax successful 1994-95, 3 Dutch League titles pinch Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, arsenic good arsenic winning La Liga pinch Barcelona successful 1998-99.

"It gave maine hunger to show why americium I good, and not conscionable because I had nan sanction Kluivert connected my shirt.

"People were ever wondering 'is he really bully aliases is he conscionable location because of his dad?'.

"Pressure makes diamonds and that is really you shine."

And radiance he has.

In November, Kluivert made history erstwhile he scored 3 penalties successful nan aforesaid lucifer during Bournemouth's 4-2 triumph astatine Wolves - nan first clip that has happened successful nan Premier League era.

He followed that up 2 months later pinch different hat-trick successful a 4-1 triumph astatine Newcastle, 1 of his dad's erstwhile clubs.

"When I was younger, I ne'er liked taking penalties because I was stressed astir everything," he says. "Until now I person ne'er missed. I consciousness I person nan calmness to support it going."

Between 2018 and 2023 Kluivert changed countries 5 times successful arsenic galore years.

"I person ever been travelling and been connected loan," he adds. "I wouldn't urge to that to anyone, because you ne'er cognize what is happening. It is beautiful being stable. I consciousness for illustration I person recovered my home."

Although he was officially a Roma subordinate betwixt 2018-2023, Kluivert spent astir of that clip extracurricular Italy.

He scored for RB Leipzig against Manchester United during a Champions League lucifer while connected indebtedness pinch nan German nine successful 2020-21 earlier moving to France to play a play connected indebtedness pinch Nice.

Then it was disconnected to Spain and a impermanent move to Valencia for nan 2022-23 La Liga campaign. Kluivert scored a punishment against Rayo Vallecano, who were managed by Iraola astatine nan time.

Two months later Bournemouth appointed Iraola, who made Kluivert his first signing astatine nan Vitality Stadium.

"I knew backmost past he was a awesome coach because his Rayo Vallecano squad were for illustration we play now pinch tons of energy," says Kluivert.

"He thinks astir shot 24/7. When we person training, he will beryllium present 2 hours early to people nan transportation out.

"Me and nan head are nan cleanable match. I started arsenic near winger, but he saw I could play arsenic an attacking midfielder. That helped me."

After moving from state to country, Kluivert is keen to laic down immoderate roots successful England.

He precocious became a begetter for nan first time.

"To person a small girl, I can't picture it successful words," he says. "Having my woman and babe gives maine calmness."

Bournemouth's emergence from football's abyss to nan Premier League has been good documented.

Fifteen years agone they were successful League Two. This play they person beaten Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham amongst others.

Billionaire Bournemouth owner, Bill Foley, talked successful December 2023 astir nan Cherries qualifying for Europe wrong 5 years.

Yet his nine could meet that target this period if they decorativeness nan play strongly.

Their last 4 games are against Arsenal (away), Aston Villa (home), Manchester City (away) and Leicester City (home).

"The infinitesimal I came here, Bill Foley had those ambitions. That is why I came here," adds Kluivert.

"I person ever had those visions. The early for Bournemouth is very bully and I americium very excited to beryllium portion of it.

"We tin for judge execute Europe this season. Why not?

"I americium going to support moving difficult and springiness it my champion always."