With speculation linking the Cherries with Charlie Austin in a £14 million deal and player wages reaching £40,000 a week, manager Eddie Howe has spoken out to dismiss such claims.
Speaking in the Bournemouth Evening Echo Eddie Howe is quoted as saying: "The reason I wish to comment on this kind of speculation is to try to put things back into perspective. We are not in the market for players costing £14m and the story was inaccurate. As much as I am an admirer of Charlie Austin, he is out of our reach financially. We are not paying anyone £40,000 a week either and that story was also unhelpful. I want our supporters to understand that the majority of things they read in the press are exaggerated and we need to bring some reality to the situation".