Overview
- Multiple outlets report Simon Francis will depart at the end of the season after a 15-year association with Bournemouth.
- Francis has served as technical director since May 2024, stepping up after Richard Hughes left for Liverpool.
- He is exploring roles abroad with Al Hilal linked to an approach, though reporters say no agreement is in place.
- Bournemouth are working on a replacement for Francis in a broader round of off-field changes that also include reports Andoni Iraola will leave.
- During his tenure in recruitment and then as technical director, the club landed Dean Huijsen and Eli Junior Kroupi and sold Antoine Semenyo, moves that funded and refreshed the squad.