By Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent

7th Aug, 2022 | 3:54pm

Sources: Bournemouth set to sign Feyenoord star Marcos Senesi as medical underway

Feyenoord defender Marcos Senesi is undergoing a medical at Bournemouth, sources have told Football Insider.

Senesi, 25, flew into the south coast today (7 August) for a medical and talks ahead of his move to the Premier League new boys.

The Argentina international has agreed a four-year deal with the Cherries and is expected to finalise his move within the next 24 hours.

Senesi was in the last year of Feyenoord contract and Bournemouth have taken advantage of his situation.

The highly-rated centre-back made his Argentina debut earlier this year and played 50 times across all competitions in 2021-22.

Bournemouth are in desperate need of defensive reinforcements despite keeping a clean sheet in their 2-0 win over Aston Villa in their opening Premier League game of the season on Saturday (6 August).

Midfielder Jefferson Lerma was forced to fill in alongside Chris Mepham and Lloyd Kelly in a three-man defence at the Vitality Stadium.

As quoted by Dorset Live last month (24 July), Scott Parker has been vocal about wanting the club to be more active in the transfer window.

Since then, they have added Marcus Tavenier from Middlesbrough while they announced the signing of goalkeeper Neto from Barcelona today (7 August).

Senesi is now set to become their fifth signing of the summer after Joe Rothwell and Ryan Fredericks arrived on free transfers at the beginning of the window.

After the win over Villa, the Cherries are next in action away at Premier League champions Man City next weekend (13 August).

In other news, Harry Winks could sign for Bournemouth after a Tottenham source’s £20million reveal.