BBC: Paris continues to negotiate Zabani with Bournemouth, Cherry asking for £59m

Football     9:36pm, 1 August 2025

BBC reported that Paris Saint-Germain restarted transfer negotiations with Bournemouth about defender Zabani.

Paris hopes to sign the Ukrainian international centre-back before the preseason starts next Wednesday, and negotiations are initially deadlocked, but Paris has reopened dialogue with the Bournemouth recruiting team. Despite French media reports that the deal is close to completion, the two clubs still have differences in valuation.

Bornemouth demands a total price of £59 million, while Paris wants to lower the price. It is reported that Tottenham is paying attention to the situation in order to prevent the Ligue 1 club from withdrawing from negotiations. Zabani is eager to join Paris and has agreed on personal terms with the team coached by Enrique.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth is looking for a replacement to fill the vacancy after Zabani and Wyson, who moved to Real Madrid earlier this summer for £50 million. If Zabani leaves the team, they hope to introduce two new main central defenders. Previously, the £27 million offer for Lille center back Bafard Diactor has been rejected, and the Cherry Corps is unwilling to pay the opponent's £35 million asking price.

They also remain interested in Chelsea's Josh Achimpon and Sevilla's Badai, the Cherry Legion has replaced the departure Kolkz with Truffert and hopes to find a striker in the last month of the transfer window to compete with Evan Nielsen.

source:7m cn l