Overview
- Andoni Iraola’s contract runs out at season’s end, and Bournemouth plan to restart negotiations during the March international break after reports of an imminent new deal were deemed inaccurate.
- Manchester United, Tottenham and Crystal Palace have been linked, with Palace viewed in reports as the most immediate threat as they line up a successor to Oliver Glasner.
- Coverage says Iraola has been discussed by decision-makers at United and Spurs, who are weighing options with Michael Carrick in interim charge at Old Trafford and Igor Tudor in place at Tottenham for the rest of the season.
- The i Paper reports Bournemouth have sold more than £300m of players and now estimate a squad cost ratio near 80%, positioning them to invest this summer without major sales, though Marcos Senesi is expected to depart.
- Iraola’s reputation has grown after lifting Bournemouth to 12th and then ninth in the Premier League, with outlets citing a career record of 131 wins from 332 matches.