Arsenal are among a number of top European clubs tracking 19-year-old Bournemouth attacking gem Eli Junior Kroupi
Bournemouth chief Tiago Pinto has made it clear highly-coveted forward Eli Junior Kroupi will be going nowhere this summer.
In recent weeks, the young Frenchman has been linked with numerous top European clubs including Arsenal, Barcelona, Manchester City, Liverpool and PSG.
However, Pinto insists the Cherries are not prepared to sell their most-valuable asset despite offloading the likes of Antoine Semenyo, Dango Ouattara, Milos Kerkez, Dean Huijsen and Illia Zabarnyi in the past 12 months.
He told Saudi Arabian outlet 365scores : “Junior Kroupi will not be leaving the club. His contract is for more than four years, there is no release clause in the contract, and he will not be going anywhere.”
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When asked if a certain number could convince Bournemouth to sell the attacker, Pinto replied: “We will not sell Kroupi even if we receive offers of €100million (£85m).”
Kroupi has scored 12 top-flight goals so far this season, tying the record for the most a teenager has managed in a Premier League campaign alongside Robbie Fowler and Robbie Keane.
The talented teenager can still go one better though as Bournemouth have an outside chance of securing Champions League qualification with just two games left to play.
First they host Manchester City before travelling to Nottingham Forest on the final day of the Premier League season.
If Aston Villa win the Europa League and finish inside the top-five, sixth place will also qualify for Europe’s elite club competition.
That could be good news for Bournemouth, though there’s still a chance they could finish higher in the table, anyway.
Champions League qualification would be some way for Andoni Iraola to say goodbye before he departs the Vitality Stadium in the summer.
Marco Rose has already agreed to join the club at the end of the season when Bournemouth could be preparing for their first-ever season in European football.
Kroupi only joined the Cherries last summer in a move – that was agreed in February 2025 – worth around £10m.
He’s netted in both Premier League matches against Arsenal and now looks capable of launching a late push for France’s World Cup squad.
The Gunners are looking to bolster their attacking options in the summer transfer window but Kroupi’s value seems slightly excessive for a player who has only played one season in English football.
Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez remains a key target of interest, though PSG and Barcelona are also keen.
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