Bournemouth will not sell their star trio during the January transfer window. The club has confirmed its intention to retain its best players for the remainder of the 2026-27 season.
This decision is central to the club's ambition of securing European football for a second consecutive year. Bournemouth currently sit seventh in the Premier League with 15 points from 10 games, a position built on a five-game winning streak. They have four wins, three draws and three losses from their opening ten fixtures, scoring 16 goals and conceding 14. The policy directly concerns 20-year-old forward Eli Junior Kroupi, who has attracted interest from several Premier League rivals. Kroupi, a former FC Lorient player, has scored 13 league goals and recently returned from injury at the end of October.
"Bournemouth have no intention of letting Eli Junior Kroupi leave during the upcoming winter transfer window," the club said. The stance also applies to midfielder Alex Scott, 23, who has been a long-term target for Chelsea. Both players were subject to significant speculation last summer, with Kroupi linked to Arsenal and Barcelona and even receiving a call-up to the France squad from Zinedine Zidane.
With the team in strong form, the club's hierarchy sees no benefit in disrupting a squad that has won its last five matches in all competitions. This run includes a 2-1 win at Ipswich last weekend, where Francisco Evanilson and an own goal secured the points, and a 3-1 victory over Sparta Praha in Europe, with Tyler Adams, Evanilson and Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha on the scoresheet. Other recent wins include a 2-0 victory over Leeds, a 3-0 triumph against Aston Villa, and a 3-0 away win at Manchester United. Top scorer Evanilson, with five goals this term, will lead the line as Bournemouth aim to close the 12-point gap to league leaders Arsenal. The team's next opportunity to continue this momentum comes at home against Nottingham Forest, who are 16th, on Saturday 21 November.
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