AFC Bournemouth have signed Andrew Surman on a season long loan from Norwich City, who is poised to have a second spell at Dean Court having had a loan spell back in 2005/06.
The midfielder is joining from Norwich City having helped the Canaries to the Premiership in 2011.
Speaking to the Bournemouth Evening Echo, Surman is quoted as saying: "When I first joined Norwich, people were saying they had done well to get out of League One and were asking whether we would settle for finishing just above the relegation zone. It shows what can happen. There are some good teams in the league but the best teams don’t always necessarily win the league or get promoted. If you can gain a bit of momentum, you never know where it might take you. You have to go into it positively and aim for the top. I have had my ups and downs in the Championship. I was relegated with Southampton and reached the play-offs with them. It was a great achievement getting promoted with Norwich. The tempo is higher and there is a lot more football played. No disrespect to League One but you come up against better players. When we won the title with Norwich, we had a great team spirit and a winning mentality. Those are the key things with regards to doing well in the Championship. If you can put together a run of wins, you can shoot up the table and put yourself in contention for the play-offs or the top two. You just don’t know. There is a good group of lads here and the spirit seems good so you are halfway there. If you can take that on to the pitch and put together a run of wins, that breeds confidence. That is what you need in the Championship even if you are not playing well".