Bournemouth had a young, raw squad last season. This summer three of those have been sold for big money - all of them defenders - and Andoni Iraola has brought in two more yongerh players. Iraola appears to like a younger squad and balances it with those arguably in their peak to nurture and grow talent.
We have looked into the age profile of Bournemouth's players for the 2025-26 season and recorded what percentage of minutes each of them played last campaign.
For the purpose of this exercise, we have deemed those under 24 as youth, between 24 and 30 as in their peak years and anyone over 30 to be a veteran.
The green represents new signings, who naturally did not play, red are those that have since left the club and yellow are all those that remain.
Bournemouth had a young, raw squad last season. There were nine players aged under 24, with four playing more than 50% of the campaign's minutes.
This summer three of those have been sold for big money - all of them defenders - and Andoni Iraola has brought in two more yongerh players.
Iraola appears to like a younger squad and balances it with those arguably in their peak to nurture and grow talent.
They are the ones that ultimately bring in the most money when cashing in.
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