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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ben Fisher and Ed Aarons

Bournemouth spend record £40m on Evanilson as Brighton bid for Rutter

Evanilson playing for Porto against Arsenal in the Champions League last season.
Evanilson scored 13 games in 27 league appearances last season and also featured in their Champions League campaign. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA-EFE

Bournemouth have moved to replace Dominic Solanke by agreeing a club-record £40m fee for the Porto striker Evanilson. The Brazilian, who scored 13 league goals in 27 league appearances last season, is expected to travel to England in the next 24 hours to finalise the move. The 24-year-old made his Brazil debut in June, in a friendly against Mexico.

Solanke joined Tottenham last week for £55m and Andoni Iraola has wasted no time in snapping up his replacement as they prepare to open their season at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

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