After reports broke that Chelsea had accepted a £10m bid from Bournemouth for backup ‘keeper Asmir Begovic, it was only an amount of time until he himself confirmed he was leaving the club.
Twitter: Thanks to the players, managers, staff & the fans @ChelseaFC. It was great to be part of this winning squad. All th… https://t.co/qdUSMc5TuX (@asmir1)
The Bosnian, who joined Chelsea two years ago in a £9m deal from Stoke, has taken to Twitter to announce he is joining Bournemouth and thanked Chelsea for the last two years.
Begovic came in knowing he would be the club’s No.2 behind Thibaut Courtois and took on that role with absolute professionalism and class.
Twitter: Happy to be joining @afcbournemouth. Looking forward to working with Eddie Howe and the team #AFCB
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Over the last two seasons, Begovic has made 33 appearances for Chelsea and helped the Blues win the Premier League this past season.
Now his transfer to Bournemouth is confirmed, Chelsea will now be in the market for another backup goalkeeper one would assume.
