{"id":438712,"date":"2026-05-08T12:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/438712\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:57:07","slug":"bournemouth-defender-alex-jimenez-suspended-in-club-social-media-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/438712\/","title":{"rendered":"Bournemouth: Defender Alex Jimenez suspended in club social media investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bournemouth<\/a> have dropped defender Alex Jimenez from their squad while they investigate posts on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 21-year-old Spaniard, who arrived from AC Milan last summer, will not feature in Saturday&#8217;s Premier League fixture against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/fulham\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fulham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The club said: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AFC Bournemouth<\/a> are aware of posts circulating on social media involving right-back, Alex Jimenez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The club understand the seriousness of the matter and it is currently being investigated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;As a result, Alex will not be included in the squad for tomorrow&#8217;s Premier League game against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/fulham\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fulham<\/a> and the club will be making no further comment at this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jimenez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cde31wkywd9o\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">initially joined on loan<\/a> before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcb.co.uk\/news\/2026\/february\/12\/jim-nez-completes-permanent-cherries-move\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signing permanently, external<\/a> for the south coast side in February on a deal running until 2031.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He has made 32 appearances for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bournemouth<\/a> this season and scored once, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/c75x12qz932t\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3-2 home win<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bournemouth have dropped defender Alex Jimenez from their squad while they investigate posts on social media. 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