Max Aarons set to join England star pal Angel Gomes at Lille as forgotten Bournemouth star handed transfer lifeline
MAX AARONS is set to be handed a transfer lifeline to escape his Bournemouth exile.
Aarons, 25, has played just three games for Andoni Iraola’s Cherries this season, with one start among them.
However, the defender could now be offered an escape from the bench by Ligue 1 side Lille.
SunSport understands the French club, sitting just outside the Champions League places, are interested in striking a deal.
Lille have a potential sweetener thanks to former Manchester United star Angel Gomes.
Aarons and Gomes starred for over 500 minutes together in the England Under-21s.
But after failing to make the grade at Man Utd, Gomes joined Lille on a free transfer.
And following a loan spell in Portugal, Gomes reinvented himself from a wide playmaker to a a deep-lying playmaker which saw him break into the England team last September.
With new England boss Thomas Tuchel likely to be considering his options at full-back for his first Three Lions squad in March, a move could be the catalyst for Aarons to break into the national team.
Interest in his services has also been forthcoming from clubs in Spain and Italy.
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Aarons joined Bournemouth from Norwich in 2023 for a fee of around £7million.
He played 23 games in his first season at the Vitality Stadium.
Elsewhere, Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga wants to make his loan move from Chelsea a permanent deal.
The world’s most expensive goalkeeper is on loan at Cherries from Chelsea until the end of the season.
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