{"id":5993,"date":"2026-05-08T15:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5993"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:12:34","slug":"alex-jimenez-suspended-by-bournemouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5993","title":{"rendered":"Alex Jimenez suspended by Bournemouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bournemouth have released a statement confirming that they\u2019ve suspended Alex Jimenez and are investigating the player over messages to a 15-year-old.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These messages have appeared online and certainly look pretty incriminating, as you can see from the pictures below\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Images of Bournemouth\u2019s Rightback, Alex jimenez, supposedly messaging a 15yr old are currently doing the rounds\u2026? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oQ9ToULLjS\">pic.twitter.com\/oQ9ToULLjS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The 44 ?? (@The_Forty_Four) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Forty_Four\/status\/2052636925287092293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bournemouth have released a statement on their official website confirming that Jimenez will not be involved in the squad for the upcoming game against Fulham as they look into this serious incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAFC Bournemouth are aware of posts circulating on social media involving right-back, \u00c1lex Jim\u00e9nez,\u201d the club\u2019s statement read.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? 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30vw\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, Alex will not be included in the squad for tomorrow\u2019s Premier League game against Fulham and the club will be making no further comment at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Who is Alex Jimenez?<\/h2>\n<p>Jimenez is a Spanish right-back who joined Bournemouth this season, initially on loan from AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old has made 32 appearances for the Cherries this term, scoring one goal, and this news is a big blow for manager Andoni Iraola.<\/p>\n<p>Jimenez started out in Real Madrid\u2019s academy and has represented Spain at youth level, but not yet at senior international level.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see what kind of action ends up being taken if these leaked messages really prove to be as bad as they appear.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br 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