Kroupi out for three months after foot surgery

Bournemouth's teenage star breaks metatarsal in training, faces lengthy layoff.

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What happened. Eli Junior Kroupi suffered a broken fifth metatarsal during Bournemouth's training camp in Austria and underwent surgery on Wednesday, ruling him out for at least three months.

• Kroupi scored 13 Premier League goals last season, a record for a teenager in a debut season.
• Bournemouth insist he is not for sale despite interest from Barcelona, Bayern, Tottenham, and Man City.
• Patrick Eibenberger joins Bournemouth's coaching staff from RB Leipzig.

Bournemouth aim to keep Kroupi and Alex Scott to build a competitive squad for new coach Marco Rose.

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