Iraola to leave Bournemouth
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has told the club he will depart at the end of the season, a move that’s already sparking speculation about his next job. Local and fan channels are discussing timing and potential suitors while the club prepares for the postseason run without him after this campaign. ( )
Andoni Iraola has told Bournemouth he will leave when his contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season. (afcb.co.uk) Bournemouth announced the decision on Tuesday, April 14, and said Iraola’s exit will end a three-year spell that began with his appointment on June 19, 2023. (afcb.co.uk) (premierleague.com) His current deal was signed on May 13, 2024, after his first season in charge, and it ran only through the end of this campaign. That extension followed a club-record Premier League points total in 2023-24. (afcb.co.uk) (premierleague.com) The timing leaves Bournemouth with six league matches left, according to Sky Sports, and the club still in mid-table in the run-in. The Premier League table listed Bournemouth 13th on 42 points after 31 matches when the league site last updated its standings page. (skysports.com) (premierleague.com) Iraola’s tenure changed the club’s baseline. After a slow opening in 2023-24, when Bournemouth took three points from the first nine league games, he recovered to set a new points record in his debut season. (afcb.co.uk) (premierleague.com) He then followed that with a ninth-place finish in 2024-25, which multiple reports described as Bournemouth’s joint-highest Premier League finish and a new club-best 56-point haul. (nytimes.com) (beinsports.com) The departure also reopens a question Bournemouth thought it had settled less than a year ago. When Bill Foley backed Iraola with that 2024 extension, the owner said the club wanted to keep building around his style and long-term plans. (afcb.co.uk) (premierleague.com) For now, the practical change is simple: Bournemouth know their manager is leaving, but not until the season ends. The club’s announcement turns the final weeks into both a league finish and a handover period. (afcb.co.uk)
