Signed on Thursday for an initial £7million from Norwich City, Aarons has only had one training session with his new teammates. Cherries start their Premier League campaign with the visit of West Ham to Vitality Stadium tomorrow afternoon (3pm). The absence of Adam Smith and Ryan Fredericks means head coach Iraola has a headache at right-back, with Aarons the only fit senior player who is a natural at the position. Asked if Aarons was available to start against West Ham,
Andoni Iraola said: “Yes, I think it’s an option. It’s an option. We can start also with Jaidon (Anthony). We can go with Chris (Mepham) if we want to go more defensive. We have two, three options that we could use. But first I would like to see how they train today and take the final decision.”
The deal for Aarons could potential rise to £13million. The England under-21 international is viewed both as a prospect for the feature, but experienced, having already played 70 times in the Premier League. Discussing his defensive recruit,
Andoni Iraola shared: “I think for his age, he has already a good bunch of Premier League games. I think he has been playing in this level. He has international experience. He has been playing this summer with national teams. And I think he will help us straight away, even if he’s young. He’s not as young as some of the signings we made. He has the experience and he will help us for sure.”
