Bournemouth chase Diakite as PSG close on Zabarnyi

Image caption, Diakite has played 112 times for Lille and scored 13 goals during his three-year spell in northern FranceBournemouth have re-opened talks to sign Lille defender Bafode Diakite as Illia Zabarnyi nears a £55m move to Paris St-Germain.

The Cherries had previously walked away from talks with Lille over the £35m asking price for the 24-year-old centre-back.

But with PSG having broadly agreed to the fee of £55m for Ukraine international Zabarnyi - although negotiations are continuing over add-ons - Bournemouth are now back in the market for Diakite.

Sources close to Diakite say the former France Under-21 player has verbally agreed personal terms on a five-year deal, but negotiations…