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Bournemouth have signed International defender Chris Mepham of the Brentford Championship for a £ 12 million report. Mepham, 21, signed a "long-term contract" with the Cherries. He became one of the most important young British defenders very well rated.
After going through the Brentford Academy, Mepham made his breakthrough last season, making 21 appearances and nail a place in the starting lineup in the second half of the campaign. The former captain of the Under-21s of Wales added to that with 22 other outings of that term and impressed despite Brentford languishing in 17th of the table.
Mepham joins a strong collection of talented young players in Bournemouth, including Nathan Ake, Lewis Cook, David Brooks and Dominic Solanke, and emphasized influence of manager Eddie Howe in his signature.
"It took a while to get my signature on the dotted line, but it was worth the wait, " Mepham has declared the official website of Bournemouth.
"There is so much to love in this club, especially the manager. Eddie Howe is a fantastic manager and what he's done here is remarkable. so working under him every day is a really exciting prospect. I am still young and I have a lot to learn and develop about my game, but I can not wait to start, meet everyone and go out on the training ground ".
Mepham becomes the third signing of the month in Bournemouth, after the report Acquisition of the loan loan of Solanke and Nathaniel Clyne for £ 19 million, both from Liverpool. Meanwhile, Bournemouth allowed the midfielder Marc Pugh leaves the club for rent for the rest of the season, joining the second rank of the city of Hull.
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