The young Argentine talent Julio Soler (19 years old) was announced this Tuesday as a new signing for Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth.
Bournemouth reported that the defender, who turns 20 next month, has signed “a long-term contract.” The team did not reveal the amount paid for the young talent, but while in Argentina there is talk of almost 15 million plus bonuses, in England they say that the operation is around 10 ‘kilos’.
Soler participated in all four of Argentina’s matches in the men’s football tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He came on as a second-half substitute in the 1-0 loss to France in the quarter-finals after having started in all three. group stage matches.
In addition, the left back was called up to the Argentina senior team for the qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup that the current champions played in October, but he did not play. Of course, Soler was born in Paraguay although he moved to Argentina as a child.