Bournemouth defender Alex Jimenez has joined Serie A membership Fiorentina on a season-long mortgage amid an investigation into allegations he despatched inappropriate messages to a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
The deal features a €20million (£17m) choice for Fiorentina to make the transfer everlasting and permits the Spaniard to proceed enjoying whereas suspended by Bournemouth pending the end result of the investigation.
The 21-year-old has not performed for the Cherries because the membership launched an investigation on Might 8 right into a collection of ‘posts circulating on social media’ that purportedly confirmed him exchanging messages with an underage woman.
It’s alleged the messages included discussions about assembly up, with the feminine stating in the course of the change that she was 15. There isn’t any suggestion Jimenez ever met the woman.
Bournemouth confirmed in Might that it had launched a probe into Jimenez, who signed a five-and-a-half-year take care of the membership in February, and subsequently omitted him from the squad for his or her Premier League match in opposition to Fulham.
Jimenez has not performed for the Cherries because the membership launched an investigation on Might 8 right into a collection of ‘posts circulating on social media’
A membership assertion on the time mentioned: ‘AFC Bournemouth are conscious of posts circulating on social media involving right-back, Alex Jimenez.
‘The membership understands the seriousness of the matter and it’s presently being investigated.
‘Because of this, Alex is not going to be included within the squad for tomorrow’s Premier League recreation in opposition to Fulham and the membership might be making no additional remark presently.’
Jimenez remained unavailable for Bournemouth’s remaining two matches of the season – 1-1 attracts in opposition to Manchester Metropolis and Nottingham Forest – having featured in all however one of many membership’s league video games earlier than the investigation started.
The Spain Beneath 21 worldwide began his profession with Actual Madrid Castilla, the Spanish giants’ reserve facet, earlier than becoming a member of AC Milan in the summertime of 2023.
He arrived at Bournemouth on an preliminary season-long mortgage in September earlier than finishing a everlasting transfer 5 months later.
Throughout his breakthrough marketing campaign underneath Andoni Iraola, Jimenez made 32 appearances and scored his first aim for the membership in a 3-2 house victory over Liverpool.
