Benik Afobe
Bournemouth sign Wolves striker Benik Afobe
Benik Afobe

Bournemouth sign Wolves striker Benik Afobe

Published Jan. 10, 2016 1:22 p.m. ET

BOURNEMOUTH

England - Bournemouth has added more firepower in its bid to survive in its first season in the Premier League, signing Benik Afobe from second-tier Wolverhampton Wanderers for a reported fee of 10 million pounds ($14.5 million).

The 22-year-old Afobe is a former Arsenal trainee who has represented England at youth and under-21 level. He has scored 10 goals in 27 matches for Wolves this season. Bournemouth announced the signing on Sunday, with chief executive Neill Blake saying Afobe is a ''consistent threat in front of goal'' and that his ''pedigree as an Arsenal Academy product must also not be underestimated.''

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Bournemouth is 16th in the 20-team Premier League, four points above the relegation zone.

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