Max Aarons to join England star friend Angel Gomes in Lille as forgotten Bournemouth star hands transfer lifeline

MAX AARONS will be given a transfer lifeline to escape his Bournemouth exile.

AaronThe 25-year-old player has only played three games this season for Andoni Iraola’s Cerezas, one of them as a starter.

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However, the defender could now be offered a way out from the bench. League 1 Lille side.

SunSport understands the French club, located just outside the champions league places, are interested in reaching an agreement.

Lille have sweetening potential thanks to former Manchester United star Angel Gomez.

Aarons and Gomes starred together for more than 500 minutes in the England Under-21.

But after failing to make the step up at Man Utd, Gomes joined Lille on a free transfer.

And after a transfer in PortugalGomes reinvented himself from a wide playmaker to a deep playmaker which saw him break into the England squad last September.

With the New England boss Thomas Tuchel Likely to be considering his options at full-back for his first Three Lions team in March, a move could be the catalyst for Aarons breaking into the national team.

There has also been interest in their services in clubs Spain and Italy.

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Aarons joined Bournemouth from Norwich in 2023 for a fee of around £7m.

He played 23 games in his first season at Vitality Stadium.

On the other hand, the Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga wants his Chelsea loan to be permanent.

The most expensive goalkeeper in the world is on loan at Cherries for Chelsea until the end of the season.

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