Report Bournemouth could replace Senesi with Bologna defender Lucumi

Reports in Italy claim that Bologna’s Jhon Lucumi is among the defenders that AFC Bournemouth could look to sign following the departure of Marcos Senesi, whose move to Tottenham Hotspur was officially announced on Wednesday.

Senesi, who had been linked with a move to Juventus earlier this season, has left Bournemouth after four seasons and has joined Tottenham Hotspure on a free transfer, which leaves the Cherries looking at potential centre-back signings this summer.

According to reports from Nicolo Schira, Bournemouth have shown an interest in picking up Colombia international Lucumi, who will turn 28 towards the end of this month.

Lucumi has a release clause in his contract worth €28m, and it is believed that this clause will expire on July 10.

Sunderland had also attempted to bring Lucumi to the Premier League during the previous summer transfer window, offering an initial fee of €25m before raising their bid to €28m plus a 10% sell-on clause, but as the defender’s release clause had expired by that point, Bologna were under no obligation to accept and the player ended up staying at the Dall’Ara for 2026-27.

Lucumi has made 123 appearances in Serie A since joining Bologna from Genk in 2022, including 29 in the most recent campaign.