Bournemouth won’t pay ‘single euro’ for signing – Player to travel in ‘next few hours’ for Cherries medical

On August 4th, Mundo Deportivo reported Barcelona goalkeeper Neto ‘did not hesitate’ to say yes to AFC Bournemouth.

It was also explained the 33-year-old’s agent is still negotiating with the Premier League side and the deal could be completed soon.

Sport on Friday has a short update that pushes the player closer to Bournemouth.

The Brazilian, who has been left out of Xavi Hernández’s plans, ‘already has a team’ and it is the newly promoted Premier League side.

Neto arrived at the Camp Nou from Valencia in 2019 and has less than 12 months left on his current deal. There’s still €6.5m to be amortised from his signing, but the Catalan club will not receive a ‘single euro’ from Scott Parker’s side.

That’s because the South American will leave Barca as a free agent and this is how Neto will be able to ‘maintain his current salary’ at Bournemouth.

If nothing goes wrong, Neto will travel to England in the ‘next few hours’ to undergo medical tests and sign the contract with the Cherries.