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BOURNEMOUTH DEFENDER
By Chris Dunlavy

LLOYD KELLY

IMPRESSIVE: Lloyd Kelly is earning rave reviews for his displays in the heart of the Cherries defence
PICTURE: Alamy

BRISTOL City were so confident in the ability of Lloyd Kelly that when he joined Bournemouth for £13m in 2019, the Robins insisted on an additional fee payable when – not if – the central defender won his first cap for England.
Injuries have delayed the 23-year-old’s entry to the international scene, but his performances for the Cherries this season suggest City’s belief was...

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