Overview
- Fiorentina have agreed a season-long loan for 21-year-old right-back Alex Jimenez that includes a €20 million option to buy, with the move reported to be at an advanced stage and the player undergoing medical checks.
- The €20m option roughly matches the fee Bournemouth paid when it triggered an obligation-to-buy earlier this year, a step the club completed in February after his initial loan from AC Milan.
- Bournemouth launched an internal probe into social-media posts involving Jimenez in early May and omitted him from late-season squads; no criminal charges have been reported and the investigation is ongoing.
- Reports say the loan deal contains commercial terms to protect Bournemouth’s position, including a reported 30% share of any future sale and bonuses that could slightly alter the net outcome for the club.
- The move lets Jimenez continue playing in Serie A while the probe proceeds and gives Fiorentina an option rather than an obligation to keep him, a structure that reduces immediate reputational and financial risk for the Italian club.