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Juanlu Sánchez Scout Report At Bournemouth 2026/2027: Why His Pace, Verticality & Versatility Suit Marco Rose Tactics – Player Analysis Juanlu Sánchez joins Bournemouth from Sevilla as a versatile right-sided defender. This scout report analyses his attacking role, pace and verticality, defensive weaknesses, and fit in Marco Rose’s tactics. Who Is Juanlu Sánchez? At the beginning of August, Bournemouth reinforced their defensive line, first signing Portuguese centre-back António Silva and, a few days later, Spanish right-back Juanlu Sánchez. Sánchez joins after spending the last three seasons at Sevilla, where he became an important part of the team, with over 100 senior appearances for the La Liga club. He was also part of Spain's Olympic gold-medal-winning squad in Paris 2024. With 21-year-old right-back Álex Jiménez leaving for Fiorentina, Bournemouth decided to bet on another young Spanish talent to fill the position. Julián Araujo also suffered a muscle injury during the club’s pre-season tour in Austria, reinforcing Bournemouth’s need to recruit a right-back. In this Juanlu Sánchez scout report and player analysis, we will take a closer look at his style of play, key statistics and the areas where he can still improve. Juanlu Sánchez Statistical Analysis & Heat Map 2025/2026 Juanlu is primarily a corridor player, capable of playing as a right-back, right winger, wing-back or midfielder. He's an attacking full-back; his 2025/2026 heat map shows how much he likes to move forward and be involved in the team’s attacking play. Juanlu Sánchez Heat Map 2025/2026 Juanlu Sánchez Style Of Play In Possession Sánchez’s main strengths are his verticality and ability to attack free space, with an impressive 68.8% dribble success rate last season. He likes to push forward and take advantage of space in front of him. His pace is also a key part of his game, being able to reach a top speed of 35.15 km/h. In the next clip, we can see this clearly. Sánchez combines with the winger before making an underlapping run and carrying the ball forward at speed to deliver a cross into the box.