Argentine teenager Julio Soler joins Bournemouth as club pushes for best-ever Premier League finish

FILE - Julio Soler of Argentina's Lanus controls the ball by Gabriel Veron of Brazil's Cruzeiro during a Copa Sudamericana semifinal first leg soccer match at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Oct. 23, 2024.

FILE - Julio Soler of Argentina's Lanus controls the ball by Gabriel Veron of Brazil's Cruzeiro during a Copa Sudamericana semifinal first leg soccer match at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Santos, File)


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LONDON — Argentine teenager Julio Soler has signed for Premier League club Bournemouth as the club pushes for a first-ever qualification for European soccer. Bournemouth says Soler signed "a long-term contract." The club did not disclose the transfer fee paid to Argentine top-tier club Lanus, although British media reported that it was 6.6 million pounds ($8.3 million). Soler played in all four of Argentina's games at the 2024 Paris Olympics including the 1-0 loss to France in the quarterfinals. Soler joins Bournemouth with the club seventh in the Premier League standings.

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