Bournemouth face battle to keep attacker as Aston Villa, Fulham 'enquire' over transfer

Aston Villa and Fulham are reportedly funny successful signing Bournemouth attacker Marcus Tavernier.

The 27-year-old has scored 20 goals and provided 17 assists successful 125 competitory appearances since joining Bournemouth from Middlesbrough successful 2022.

Tavernier featured successful 34 Premier League matches successful the 2025-26 campaign, registering 11 extremity contributions to assistance Bournemouth unafraid European qualification for the archetypal clip successful their history.

However, it remains to beryllium seen whether Tavernier volition inactive beryllium connected the southbound seashore for Marco Rose’s archetypal play successful charge. 

Villa, Fulham marque Tavernier enquiry

According TEAMtalk, Villa and Fulham are some showing a keen involvement successful signing the attacking midfielder, who tin besides play arsenic a winger.

Villa and Fulham person some enquired implicit Tavernier’s availability, with the erstwhile considering imaginable replacements for Morgan Rogers.

Arsenal are believed to beryllium keen to motion the England international, though it could outgo an astronomical £130m fee to unafraid his services. 

Fulham, meanwhile, request to regenerate Wales planetary Harry Wilson, who opted against signing a caller declaration with the westbound London club.

Liverpool are besides keeping tabs connected Tavernier's situation, though they are yet to marque interaction implicit a imaginable determination to reunite with the attacker with Andoni Iraola. 

What is Bournemouth's transportation stance?

The Cherries are said to beryllium keen to clasp Tavernier's services arsenic they look to clasp cardinal players up of their foray into European competition.

Tavernier lone signed a caller declaration past September to widen his enactment with Bournemouth until the summertime of 2029.

As a result, Bournemouth are nether nary contractual unit to see offers for 1 of their cardinal attackers.