Gloomy future for Zemura as Bournemouth relegates ...

Gloomy future for Zemura as Bournemouth relegates him to development side

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In a development that seems to speak large volumes about Bournemouth’s lack of further interest in defender Jordan Zemura, the club has confined him to the development side for training for the remainder of the season.

This follows a tiff earlier reported in the press pertaining to the Zimbabwe international’s fate at the Cherries where he has played 59 games from the time he joined the team in 2019.

And the decision to demote him to the development structures makes it factual that a new contract will not be in the offing for the 23 year-old who has not featured in the first squad over the last five matches.

Zemura has reportedly been said to be in talks with Serie A outfit Udinese over a free transfer this summer.

Recent victories over Liverpool, Fulham and Leicester City have helped Bournemouth move out of the relegation zone, as they sit 15th on ghe log standings, three points clear of the bottom three.

Bournemouth manager Neil, when recently questioned about the defender’s future at the club last month said:

“I think Jordan has had a good time here, of course. My job at the moment, I don’t get involved at all in contract situations, just purely on team selection. As we saw, Lloyd Kelly is back fit now and can play left-back. We’ve got a Uruguay international back available, Matias Vina, who has trained well.

“So we have three very capable left-backs at the moment. So some tough decisions for me, but also positives that we have more options.”

Zemura has been capped six times by Zimbabwe and was named in the squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.