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Zabarnyi is expected to leave Vitality Stadium after making 86 appearances Bournemouth defender Illia Zabarnyi is set to have a medical before a £57. 1m move to Paris St-Germain. The Ukraine centre-back is in Paris having agreed personal terms on a five-year contract with the European champions. The clubs are however still negotiating the final details of the 22-year-old's during transfer, which is expected to be worth an initial £54. 5m plus £2. 6m in performance-related add-ons. Zabarnyi's exit would be the third major sale of a defender by Bournemouth this transfer window after Dean Huijsen joined Real Madrid for £50m and Liverpool signed Milos Kerkez in a deal worth £40m. While the Cherries must rebuild their defence as a result, they are set to make a healthy profit on the trio. Zabarnyi joined Bournemouth in 2023 from Dynamo Kyiv for a reported £24m, while Hujsen was signed from Juventus last summer for a fee of £12. 6m and Kerkez cost a reported £15. 5m from AZ Alkmaar. Bournemouth agreed a deal for Zabarnyi's replacement, Bafode Diakite, over the weekend, with the Lille player set to arrive for an initial fee of £30m that could rise to £34m with add-ons. Bournemouth expected at least one defender to be sold this summer but to lose three has been a shock, according to sources inside the club. Each move has been difficult to turn down, though, with such high fees on offer from three of the world's biggest clubs. But the lengthy negotiations with PSG have shown Bournemouth have been doing deals on their terms, albeit with an acceptance each player has wanted to take the next step in their career. The Cherries, who more than tripled the £12. 8m paid to sign Huijsen from Juventus six months earlier, did not expect his £50m release clause to be seen as value for money by suitors within a year. Real Madrid won the race but Huijsen attracted a lot of other interest - including from Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea - after a brilliant season at Vitality Stadium. Diakite fills one of the gaps at centre-back and £14. 4m Frenchman Adrien Truffert has been signed to fill the Kerkez hole - and a further central defender is being sought. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic has replaced Kepa Arrizabalaga - who opted to join Arsenal from Chelsea instead of Bournemouth - and they also signed teenage forward Eli Junior Kroupi in February. Manager Andoni Iraola also wants a striker to add competition for Evanilson, given Enes Unal remains out having suffered a serious knee injury last season. Latest Bournemouth news, analysis and fan views Get Bournemouth news sent straight to your phone Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Liverpool 2. 0 launched at Wembley - and Slot has bugs to fix Transfer news: Spurs in for Savinho & Grealish latest Palace lose appeal against demotion from Europa League New drama from writer Jimmy Mc Govern Take a ride on Japan's record-breaking rollercoaster The Jessops are back with more chaotic family comedy Investigating the rise of medical conspiracy theories Liverpool 2. 0 launched at Wembley - and Slot has bugs to fix Who to pick, who to avoid - your team's FPL assets ranked Chaos & controversy - Rashford's first two weeks inside Barca soap opera England dominate France in final World Cup warm-up match. Video England dominate France in final World Cup warm-up match How finest margins propelled Lionesses to Euro 2025 final. Video How finest margins propelled Lionesses to Euro 2025 final Barber's, F1 and smart toilets - inside Man Utd's £50m Carrington upgrade Root on grandad's love & having Jessica Ennis-Hill's number. Video Root on grandad's love & having Jessica Ennis-Hill's number Who is most likely to challenge Liverpool this season? When England won by two runs - the greatest ever Test match? Video When England won by two runs - the greatest ever Test match? My 30-year-old world record 'not a good sign for athletics' - Edwards When do top European leagues start - and who will star? Why is it so hard to break into the NFL? Meet post-grad medic who stunned Muir at UK Champs Bring back the Delap delivery - how to make throw-ins a weapon Becky Zerlentes - the first female boxer to die in fight in US Hansie Cronje, match-fixing and plane crash that left a complex legacy Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.