Illia Zabarnyi transfer news: PSG complete £54.5m deal for Bournemouth defender
Bournemouth centre-back Illia Zabarnyi has joined PSG in a deal worth £54.5m (€63m) guaranteed with add-ons; the Ukraine international has signed a five-year contract with the European champions
Tuesday 12 August 2025 13:42, UK
Paris Saint-Germain have completed a deal for Bournemouth defender Illia Zabarnyi.
PSG are paying £54.5m (€63m) up front with a further £2.6m (€3m) agreed in add-ons.
Bournemouth were reluctant to sell, but the Ukraine international - who has put pen to paper on a five-year contract at the Parc des Princes - expressed his desire to leave and PSG was his destination of choice.
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The Ligue 1 and European champions first made contact with Bournemouth at the beginning of June, so this brings to an end a pursuit that's been ongoing for over two months.
Zabarnyi's departure is the third major sale of a defender by the Cherries this summer after Dean Huijsen joined Real Madrid for £50m and Milos Kerkez signed for Liverpool in a deal worth £40m.
Bournemouth are set to replace Zabarnyi in the heart of their defence with Lille defender Bafode Diakite, who they have agreed a deal for worth £30.3m (€35m), with £4.3m (€5m) in add-ons.
Bournemouth transfers
In
Djordje Petrovic - Chelsea, £25m
Eli Junior Kroupi - Lorient
Adrien Truffert - Rennes, £14.4m
Out
Illia Zabarnyi - PSG, £54.5m
Milos Kerkez - Liverpool, £40m
Dean Huijsen - Real Madrid, £50m
Jaidon Anthony - Burnley, £10m
Mark Travers - Everton, £4m
Daniel Jebbison - Preston, loan
Max Aarons - Rangers, loan
Joe Rothwell - Rangers, undisclosed
Neto - Botafogo, undisclosed
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