Bournemouth sign Hungary midfielder Toth for £10m

Bournemouth have signed Hungary midfielder Alex Toth for £10.4m from Ferencvaros.

The deal for the 20-year-old, who has joined the Cherries on a five-and-a-half year contract, includes a possible £2.6m in add-ons for the Hungarian club and 10% of any future sale.

Benfica, Galatasaray and Lazio are also understood to have been keen on Toth, who has nine caps for his country.

«When I knew AFC Bournemouth were first interested in me, I was excited and happy because this is a good club in the Premier League, the best league in the world and the strongest league,» said Toth.

«The whole club, the whole structure is great.»

The defensive midfielder has played all his club football in Hungary and spent the 2023-24 season on loan at Soroksar.

He made his debut for Ferencvaros in December 2024 and has featured 52 times for the league champions, scoring four goals.

«He has come from a club that is used to competing at the highest level in Hungary, while also featuring in Europe, so we’re excited about what he can bring to us in Bournemouth as he continues to develop further under the coaching of Andoni [Iraola],» said Bournemouth’s head of football operations Tiago Pinto.

Toth is Bournemouth’s third signing of the January window following the arrivals of goalkeeper Fraser Forster and defender Ade Solanke.