Bournemouth sign first-ever Moroccan international
Amine Adli is coming to the Cherries from Bayer Leverkusen
Bournemouth have completed the signing of winger Amine Adli from Bayer Leverkusen.
The Moroccan international has signed a five-year contract with the Premier League side and will be available for this weekend's match against Wolves.
Adli scored nine goals in 29 appearances as Leverkusen won the Bundesliga and German Cup last year.
He was instrumental in Leverkusen’s record-breaking season in 2023/24, as Xabi Alonso’s team went undefeated domestically, winning both the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.
Adli made 29 appearances across both competitions, scoring nine goals in the process. His contributions saw him named as the top scorer throughout the DFB-Pokal that season.
The 25-year-old's previous achievements include winning the Ligue 2 Player of the Season during his time with Toulouse, making his mark in the 2020/21 campaign.
AFC Bournemouth’s President of Football Operations, Tiago Pinto, spoke with afcb.co.uk: “We’re thrilled to bring a player of such calibre to AFC Bournemouth. Amine is a proven winner and someone that will be a real asset to our squad. He’s entering the prime of his career and I’m really excited to bring him to the club.
“He’s someone that has competed at the highest level and his ambition is very much aligned with ours. I’m looking forward to working together and seeing what we can achieve.”
'Very proud'
Adli also commented: "I’m very proud first of all to play for a club like Bournemouth. I was looking at my next move and I felt like Bournemouth was the perfect place for me.
"The people around give me a lot of confidence here and I’m very impressed with the facilities. The people at the club are full of love, so I’m very happy and proud to play for Bournemouth and hopefully achieve good things.”
Adli becomes the second signing of the week for the club, after Ben Gannon-Doak arrived on Monday. The pair join Adrien Truffert, Đorđe Petrovic and Diakite as new additions this window, with Junior Kroupi also with the squad for the first time.