Marco Rose has given his first in-club interview as Bournemouth head coach, confirming he intends to rebuild the squad around a high-intensity pressing game ahead of what the club expects to be a busy summer transfer window. T1 - Premier League
The 49-year-old German succeeded Andoni Iraola at the Vitality Stadium and told Bournemouth’s official channel on Thursday that he is eager to make his mark in the Premier League, calling it “the best league in the world.” T1 - Premier League
Rose stopped short of detailing specific transfer targets but made clear that recruitment will focus on players suited to his aggressive, high-pressing system, a hallmark of his previous spells at Borussia Monchengladbach and RB Leipzig.
The new manager has moved quickly to shape his backroom staff, confirming that Marco Kurth, his former colleague at RB Leipzig, and Frank Geideck, his assistant at both Monchengladbach and Leipzig, will join him on the south coast. T1 - Premier League
Bournemouth’s summer business is expected to centre on adding pace and physicality in wide areas and midfield, with the club understood to be targeting several players across the European market who fit Rose’s preferred 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1 frameworks. The club has not publicly identified any targets, and no bids have been confirmed.
Rose’s appointment marks a clear stylistic shift from Iraola’s possession-based approach, and the extent of the squad overhaul will likely become clearer once the transfer window officially opens.