AFC Bournemouth have signed winger Dango Ouattara on a five and a half year deal.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s the first addition of the Bill Foley era and joins the Cherries from Foley\u2019s recent investment side Lorient in France.<\/p>\n
Ouattara, 20, has shot to prominence this season, netting six goals and supplying six assists in 18 appearances in Ligue 1, his exploits helping Lorient to seventh place.<\/p>\n
His displays included scoring in four successive games in September, Ouattara adding to his goal and assist tally in Lorient\u2019s 2-2 draw with high-flying Monaco last week.<\/p>\n
Ouattara had been attracting the attention of several clubs in Europe, including some of the Cherries\u2019 Premier League rivals.<\/p>\n
AFC Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake said: \u201cWe are pleased to secure the services of Dango, a promising and sought-after player with a great deal of potential.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been monitoring him for a period of time and he fits the profile of the young, ambitious, hungry and hard-working player this club is looking to recruit.<\/p>\n
\u201cBill has outlined his ambitious plans for the club and the signing of an exciting prospect like Dango is testament to the direction he is looking to take us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ouattara, who made 15 appearances for Lorient last season, made his international debut for Burkina Faso during a friendly with Mauritania in December 2021.<\/p>\n
He scored his first goal for his country in a 1-0 win over Tunisia in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022 and has hit five goals in 11 games for Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n
Born in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouattara joined Lorient from Burkinabe club Majestic in the summer of 2020 before signing his first professional contract in May 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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