The Cherries have pipped three of their new Premier League rivals, Aston Villa, West Brom and Newcastle, to secure the left-back's signature
17:54, 25 Jun 2015
Cherry: Mings is set for a move to the south coast(Image: Getty)
Bournemouth have pulled off a coup by agreeing a whirlwind, £8m deal for Tyrone Mings.
The Cherries have pipped three of their new Premier League rivals to land the Ipswich left-back for a club record fee.
Aston Villa, West Brom and Newcastle were keen on the 22 year-old, who can also play centre back.
But top flight new boys Bournemouth won the race for former Arsenal target Mings’s signature after having a bid, submitted on Wednesday night, accepted.
Scottish winger Ryan Fraser, 21, will go the other way and spend the season on loan at Ipswich.
Business: Howe is starting to build his Premier League squad(Image: Rex Features)
Mings was on the south coast today finalising the deal to join Eddie Howe’s men.
He has been handed a four-year contract and will become Bournemouth’s fifth summer addition with Everton defender Sylvain Distin poised to become number six.
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