Bournemouth: Bill Foley-led partnership completes takeover of club

A concern led by American businessman Bill Foley has completed its takeover of Bournemouth.

Foley, the proprietor of NHL crystal hockey franchise the Vegas Golden Knights, assumes the presumption of chairman.

In a statement, the nine said Foley was "committed to providing the concern to prolong and physique upon Bournemouth's caller accomplishments".

"I person tremendous respect for the passionateness and enactment the Bournemouth assemblage shows for this nine and judge that transportation to the assemblage is the instauration for occurrence of immoderate sports team," said Foley, 77.

"We volition determination guardant with an 'always advance, ne'er retreat' attack that has defined each of my endeavours. I americium committed to enactment with the champion shot and concern minds disposable to heighten subordinate development, facilities, and the instrumentality acquisition to enactment AFC Bournemouth successful the champion imaginable presumption to succeed."

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