Tyler Adams to be reintegrated into the Bournemouth team ‘in the next week or two weeks or so’
- Adams signs for Bournemouth
- Sidelined through injury
- Iraola provides positive update
WHAT HAPPENED? The 24-year-old is yet to make his debut for the Cherries since arriving in a £23million move from Leeds United in the summer, after being sidelined with a long-term hamstring injury. However, the American is now getting closer to making his debut for Bournemouth, after his new boss Andoni Iraola released a positive update on his fitness.
WHAT THEY SAID: “I think the only one that is not [recovered] so far is Tyler [Adams], who won’t be available for the Brighton game but he has started training partially with the group,” said Iraola.
“There is a chance of having him in the next week or two weeks or so. Tyler is really close because once you start training partially with the group, it’s a matter of sensations, and if you are physically good enough.
“He has a very good physical base. So I think it will take not a long time to see Tyler with the team.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The USMNT midfielder has not played since March after undergoing surgery on his hamstring, but will be looking to make a positive impact at Vicarage Road once he makes his return from injury, after suffering relegation with Leeds last season.
WHAT NEXT FOR ADAMS? The player is nearing a return from injury and will have the Carabao Cup clash against Stoke on September 27 and the Premier League fixture against Arsenal on the 30th in his sights, as he looks to make his debut for his new team.
Luis Sinisterra speaks out on leaving Leeds United, his options, difficulties and Bournemouth choice
Luis Sinisterra joined Bournemouth on loan from Leeds United on transfer deadline day
Luis Sinisterra has spoken out for the first time about leaving Leeds United this summer and the reason behind it. The Colombian completed a loan switch from Leeds to Premier League club Bournemouth on deadline day with Jaidon Anthony making the move the other way as part of a last gasp swap deal.
However, Sinisterra’s passage to the south coast was far from straightforward. After starting the season in Daniel Farke’s starting XI, Sinisterra was removed from the line-up and forced to train on his own amid wrangling surrounding his contract with the club.
The winger eventually returned to the side and bagged his first goal of the season in the win over Ipswich Town last month and Farke was confident that he would be able to keep hold of him until January at the very least. However, with the transfer deadline looming, Bournemouth made their approach and Sinisterra responded by making his desire to leave obvious.
United’s chief executive Angus Kinnear has since spoken about Sinisterra’s exit, hinting at its acrimonious nature and before saying the tactics of certain agents ensure ‘they won’t be on Leeds’ Christmas card list’. Sinisterra, though, has now moved to explain himself, insisting that his desire to play top flight football was the driving force behind his move to the Vitality Stadium.
“I had other options, but they were outside of England,” Sinisterra told BBC Radio Solent. “It was really difficult with Leeds United, from the beginning, because they wanted me to stay.
“But of course I wanted to play in the Premier League. So, when Bournemouth came I just decided because I really wanted to play at the highest level possible. So that’s why.”
“Yes I did, of course,” he added when asked whether he enjoyed his spell in West Yorkshire. “Avoiding the relegation, I have had a really good time there, and my family as well. But, my desire is always to play at the highest level so I was looking for that.
“This was my decision. That’s why last year I chose to come to Leeds – to play in the Premier League. Of course it’s sad that we got relegated, but it’s a really good team with really good people.”
