What you need to know about Bournemouth, the club where Julián Araujo arrives

In the last Premier League season, Bournemouth finished in 12th place with 48 points and 13 wins.

Bournemouth made official the arrival of the Mexican footballer Julian Araujowho joins the ranks of the English squad from the Barcelonaa team in which he failed to earn a place in the project Hansi Flick ni de Xavi Hernandez.

Araujo joins the Mexicans Edson Alvarez and Raul Jimenez in the Premier League and the former player of LA Galaxy He is considered by the Bournemouth office as a footballer who can become very important for the institution.

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“Julian is someone we’ve been following for a while and we’re thrilled to bring him to the AFC Bournemouth“He is a young player with high potential and we are pleased to have overcome a lot of competition to secure his signature,” said Neill Blake, the England team’s chief executive.

“We believe we have all the tools here for Julian to develop the quality he already possesses and we are very excited to welcome him to the Vitality Stadium,” he added.

Due to the arrival of Julián Araujo at Bournemouthwe share with you what you need to know about the Aztec defender’s new team:

Julian Araujo at his presentation with Bournemouth and the Mexican flag AFC Bournemouth/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images

HISTORY

The Cherries were founded on 29 December 1899 and the team’s first name was Boscombe St. John’s Institute FC, so named because its founding members were part of St. John’s Institute in Boscombe. It was in 1923 when the team changed its name to Bournemouth, a team that throughout its history competed in the lower categories of English football, but in 2015, under the guidance of Eddie Hove, they achieved the seemingly impossible: promotion to the Premier League.

AFC Bournemouth is based in Bournemouthwhich is part of the county of Dorset. The Cherries play their home games at the Vitality Stadium, also known as Dean Court, and the venue is small with a capacity of only 11,307 fans. Bournemouth were relegated again in 2020, but managed to return to the English top flight in 2022.

OWNER

AFC Bournemouth is part of Black Knight Football Club UK Limited, a company owned by American businessman William Patrick Foley II. According to Forbes, William Patrick, who is also the owner of the Vegas Golden Knights NHL team, has an estimated fortune of $2 billion.

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Bournemouth Bournemouth have little experience in the Premier League and their best position was in the 2016-2017 season, under the technical direction of Eddie Howe, when they finished the campaign among the best 10 clubs, ranking ninth with 48 points and a record of 12 wins, 10 draws and 16 losses. In the previous campaign, Bournemouth finished in 12th place with 48 points and 13 wins.

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

The Spaniard Andoni Iraola is the current coach of the ‘Cherries’. The Iberian arrived at the English squad last summer after managing Rayo Vallecano of LaLiga for three seasons. Iraola had a career of more than 10 years as a professional player for Athletic and his last moments as a footballer were spent at New York City of the MLS. At 42 years old, Andoni is one of the youngest coaches in the English championship.

CURRENT FIGURES

For the 2024-25 P seasonremier League, Bournemouth boasts a squad with important players that make fans dream of the possibility of finishing in the Top 10 of the Premier League.

Andoni Iraloa’s squad for next season includes the names of the Ukrainian Ilya Zabarnyi, who is the most expensive player in the squad, Philip Billing, Marcos Senesi, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier, among others. These figures are joined by the Mexican Julián Araujo, as well as Luis Sinisterra, Enes Unal and Dean Huijsen, who were also acquired in the current transfer window.