Bournemouth, Brentford 'eyeing' Serie A centre-back ahead of January transfer window

Bournemouth and Brentford are reportedly funny successful Fiorentina defender Eddy Kouadio, who is presently connected indebtedness astatine Monza. 

After finishing his younker vocation with Fiorentina, Kouadio made his nonrecreational debut successful August 2025, earlier going connected to marque 7 further appearances for La Viola past term.

Rather than support him successful Florence, Fiorentina allowed the 20-year-old to articulation Monza connected a season-long indebtedness determination successful the summertime window.

The centre-back has rapidly established himself arsenic a cardinal portion of Ivan Juric's side, having started 9 of his 10 competitory appearances this term.

As a effect of his encouraging displays, Kouadio was called up by Italy brag Roberto Mancini past month, though helium did not diagnostic successful his country's archetypal 4 UEFA Nations League matches.

Bournemouth, Brentford targeting Fiorentina defender

Mancini is not the lone 1 that Kouadio has impressed, with 2 Premier League clubs believed to beryllium showing an involvement successful the Fiorentina loanee.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, Bournemouth and Brentford are said to beryllium eyeing a imaginable determination for the young defender.

The study notes that some Premier League sides person antecedently enjoyed occurrence successful the Italian market. 

Bournemouth signed Dean Huijsen from Juventus for an archetypal £12.6m successful 2024 earlier selling him a twelvemonth aboriginal to Real Madrid for £50m.

Meanwhile, Michael Kayode has been an integral portion of Brentford's squad since joining from Kouadio's genitor club, Fiorentina, successful the summertime of 2025.

Do Bournemouth, Brentford request antiaircraft reinforcements?

Bournemouth brag Marco Rose tin presently telephone upon James Hill, Antonio Silva and Bafode Diakite arsenic his main cardinal antiaircraft options.

Veljko Milosavljevic is besides portion of the squad, but helium is yet to diagnostic this word aft sustaining a genu wounded successful pre-season. 

In fact, the 19-year-old has made conscionable 7 appearances since joining Bournemouth successful 2025, and immoderate imaginable pursuit of a caller centre-back whitethorn beryllium connected whether they consciousness the Serbian defender would payment from clip retired connected loan. 

Meanwhile, Brentford caput manager Keith Andrews has Nathan Collins, Kristoffer Ajer, Jannik Schuster and Sepp van den Berg arsenic his main centre-back options. 

As it stands, determination is nary evident request for a caller cardinal defender unless determination is simply a antiaircraft departure successful the upcoming transportation window.