Following Evanilson's big-money move from FC Porto to AFC Bournemouth, football writer Alex Keble analyses why the Brazilian striker can fill the boots of Dominic Solanke, who has left to join Tottenham Hotspur.

Player analysis: Evanilson (AFC Bournemouth)

The speed with which Bournemouth replaced Solanke suggests they are supremely confident Evanilson is the right man to lead the line. The price tag suggests the same.

Bournemouth have smashed their transfer record to bring in the 24-year-old Brazil striker, who has reportedly cost an initial fee of £31.5million, rising to £40m with add-ons.

Clearly, at that price, it’s a gamble that needs to work out.

And it is indeed a gamble. Evanilson scored only 13 goals in the Portugese top flight last season - six short of Solanke’s Premier League total - despite playing for a side who finished third.

How he will cope at Premier League level, and in a mid-table club, is a known unknown.

But Evanilson does have a lot of the raw attributes to be a success, and analysis of his playing style even suggests he might be better suited to Andoni Iraola’s football than to Porto’s.