Two defenders and a striker wanted - before Cherries address Iraola contract

Bournemouth are targeting two centre-back signings and leaving the option open to add a striker on loan later in the summer.

The Cherries are keen to bolster their backline after seeing Dean Huijsen move to Real Madrid for £50m earlier in the summer, while Paris St-Germain's negotiations to sign Ilia Zabaryni remain open.

Bournemouth continue to ask for a total package reaching 70m euros (£59m), with no pressure to sell after also raising £40m from Milos Kerkez's move to Liverpool.

An agreement on an initial £52m fee is believed to be in place, but talks around the finer details are ongoing. After PSG's run to the Club World Cup final, players are not returning to train until 4 August.

Zabaryni is with the Bournemouth squad in Chicago preparing for the lucrative pre-season Premier League Summer Series.

Sources have confirmed the Cherries had a £26m bid rejected by Lille for replacement target Bafode Diakite, with the French club's £35m asking price deemed too steep.

Among the alternative options of interest is teenager Josh Acheampong, but Chelsea are only entertaining loan offers as it stands, although the 19-year-old continues to seek assurances over game time.

Bournemouth hope for relative stability across the rest of their squad. They have already replaced Kerkez with Adrien Truffert and other star players Antonie Semenyo and Justin Kluivert are expected to stay.

Eli Junior Kroupi, 19, has joined to bolster the attack, but a further option is sought on loan to help striker Evanilson, with Enes Unal expected to be out until November.

Once the transfer window is closed, Bournemouth will also seek to renew manager Andoni Iraola's contract after summer interest from Tottenham before their appointment of Thomas Frank from Brentford.