Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi revealed his joy at how his new defensive team-mates have integrated into the squad after a busy summer transfer window.

Ahead of their fixture against Fulham on Friday, Bournemouth are currently sixth in the Premier League with 11 points after six games.

Andoni Iraola's defence underwent some major changes during the break, with Dean Huijsen, Ilya Zabarnyi and Milos Kerkez all joining Champions League teams for the 2025-26 campaign.

The Cherries subsequently bolstered their backline with the additions of Bafode Diakite, Adrien Truffert, Alex Jimenez and Veljko Milosavljevic.

Senesi believes Bournemouth's new additions have already shown plenty of promise, and insists there were no communication issues due to language barriers.

"I think they have come into the squad and done well, they have settled well, and that’s the main thing and the most important," Senesi told the club website.

"You can see the aim of learning. They want to get better and do better. From that starting point, you can achieve anything. I am really happy with the way they have got into the group and how they are performing.

"But all of them seem to be good guys, people who want to learn and want to improve, and that's the main thing. The language won't be a barrier.

"It has been easy, all of them speak English besides Alex. But I can speak to him in Spanish and so can Julio [Soler]."

Fulham, meanwhile, could travel to the Vitality Stadium without a recognised striker after Raul Jimenez was forced off with an injury in their defeat to Aston Villa, which Rodrigo Muniz missed with a muscle problem.

Marco Silva resorted to playing Adama Traore through the middle, but does not see that as a long-term solution.

"Losing Raul had a massive impact on ourselves; without Rodrigo Muniz," Silva explained. "Everything is much more difficult after.

"Adama tried, it's true he is a different style. We're much more of a team who likes to link with our striker in a different way.

"Adama, this is not his profile, but it's up to me and to us to find different solutions with a diff

erent profile of striker."