Will Dennis has joined Bournemouth from MK Dons on an undisclosed fee, and the League One club have made him their eighth signing of the summer. Paul Warne said MK Dons tracked the goalkeeper all summer before moving when the timing was right.
MK Dons' patient pursuit
Warne told bbc.co.uk that Dennis was a target for months. "Will is someone who we have been tracking all summer," he said, before adding: "We had to be patient to get our man. However, to improve on our goalkeeping department, we had to make sure we got the acquisition right."
That fits the move itself. Dennis, 26, spent the second half of last season on loan at Leyton Orient and started their final 14 league games. He arrives after a spell in which he played 450 minutes across his last five matches and averaged 7.48.
Bournemouth finished 6th in the Premier League in 2025, so MK Dons are taking a goalkeeper with top-flight experience behind him, even if he has not been a first-choice starter at that level.
The deal gives MK Dons another option in a summer that has already seen eight additions, and Dennis comes in with recent match rhythm as well as a clear role to challenge for. The club have got the move done before the season has moved much further on.
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