Bournemouth have signed teenage Serbian defender Veljko Milosavljevic for £13m from Purple Star Belgrade and brought full-back Alex Jimenez on mortgage from AC Milan.

Milosavljevic, 18, has represented his nation at under-21s stage and agreed a five-year contract with the Cherries.

The deal for 20-year-old Jimenez, a Spain youth worldwide, will develop into a everlasting deal for £16.5m if he makes 18 Premier League begins this season.

Milosavljevic made 14 league appearances for Purple Star Belgrade within the Serbian prime flight and have become the third youngest debutant within the historical past of the membership.

“It was all the time my dream to play within the Premier League as it’s the greatest league on the planet,” he mentioned.

“I am very comfortable to be a part of the Bournemouth household. I can not wait to satisfy the team-mates, workers and followers of the membership.

“I can not wait to start out working with [manager] Andoni Iraola as I’ve seen the progress that younger gamers could make working with him.”

Bournemouth have had a busy summer time, having misplaced defenders Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez for a mixed whole of about £150m to Paris St-Germain, Actual Madrid and Liverpool respectively.

Milosavljevic and Jimenez will present Iraola with one other defensive possibility following the signings of centre-back Bafode Diakite for £34.6m from Lille, left-back Adrien Truffert from Rennes for £14.4m and goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic for £25m from Chelsea.

Jimenez got here by means of Actual Madrid’s academy and mentioned: “It has all the time been one in every of my desires to play within the Premier League.”