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Bournemouth 1-1 Aston Villa: Rayan impresses on first start

Mid-table Bournemouth continue to impress in the Premier League, despite regularly having to sell their best players.

Since last season, the Cherries have sold defender Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid for £50m, Milos Kerkez to Liverpool for £40m, Illia Zabarnyi to Paris St-Germain for £57m, and versatile wide player Dango Ouattara to Brentford for £42.5m.

Their most recent high-profile departure was that of Antoine Semenyo to Manchester City for £65m in January, with Rayan, a Brazil Under-20 international, the man signed to be his replacement.

Rayan made an impressive start as a substitute with an assist during Bournemouth's 2-0 win at Wolves and that earned him a first start, with the youngster playing on the right wing and grabbing his opportunity.