Sky Sports' renowned Italian transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano exclusive reported that Bournemouth has decided to trigger the buy-out clause of on-loan AC Milan youngster Álex Jiménez in his personal paid column on Tuesday.

According to Romano, Bournemouth had already planned to trigger Jiménez's mandatory buy-out clause this summer. However, due to a series of uncertainties, the club has decided to proceed with the plan earlier than expected.

Under the original loan agreement, Jiménez's buy-out clause would be automatically triggered this summer if he made 20 Premier League appearances this season.

The Cherries will pay AC Milan £17 million to buy out Jiménez's ownership rights. This fee will be split equally between AC Milan and his former club, Real Madrid.

Furthermore, because Real Madrid owns a 50% sell-on clause or a buy-back clause / first refusal clause of-way clause for Jiménez's transfer, the Cherries decided to trigger the buy-out clause early to better control the player's future.

In addition, Romano also revealed that Jiménez's personal dream is to return to play for Real Madrid someday, but at this stage, Los Blancos have not yet decided on whether to exercise his buy-back clause or not.

The La Liga giants may follow the example of their club, observing Álvaro Carreras for several years before deciding to buy him back, in dealing with Jiménez's transfer.

This is also the method Los Blancos are currently using upon Como's wonderkid Nico Paz.

About Álex Jiménez

 Álex Jiménez, who is only still 20-year-old, was born on May 8, 2000, in Leganés, Spain. He is 1.77 meters tall and primarily plays as a right wing-back, but can also play as a left wing-back, right winger, or left winger.

Jiménez joined Talavera's youth academy at a young age, and after the club's bankruptcy, joined Real Madrid's renowned La Fabrica youth academy in 2012 and started playing for the Real Madrid Castilla in 2022.

During this time, his outstanding performances attracted the attention of scouts from Bayern Munich and Chelsea.

In July 2023, Jiménez was loaned-out to AC Milan and completed his AC Milan first-team debut in a Coppa Italia match against Cagliari in January of the following year.

Due to his excellent performances, the Serie A giants permanently bought out Jiménez's rights in March 2024 for €5 million.

On the 2025 summer transfer window deadline day, Jiménez joined Bournemouth on loan.

Since becoming a member of the Cherries, Jiménez has made 24 appearances for the Premier League club in all competitions, scoring one goal and providing one assist.

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