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Bournemouth: Eddie Howe to assess forward injuries before considering buys

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Bournemouth forward Joshua King in action against Everton
Joshua King was forced off with a hamstring injury in Bournemouth's win against Everton on Saturday

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe will wait to learn the extent of an injury to Joshua King before entering the January transfer market.

Forward King missed the New Year's Day trip to Brighton with a hamstring problem picked up against Everton.

Winger Ryan Fraser also missed the 2-2 draw at the Amex with a tight hamstring to add to Howe's injury list.

"If we're confident we can get these players back quickly then I don't see the need," he told BBC Radio Solent.

Cherries striker Jermaine Defoe is also set to miss two months with a fractured right ankle sustained in the EFL Cup quarter-final at Chelsea last month.

"We need to see how serious these injuries are," Howe said. "We're not sure of the full extent for Joshua if he is out for the short or long term.

"Ryan felt some tightness after the win against Everton, he wasn't comfortable being involved today (against Brighton), so there was no point risking a really serious injury.

"He has had problems historically with his hamstrings."

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  • Comment posted by Chip the Duck, at 11:23 2 Jan 2018

    Good luck Eddie.

    Great to see a Premier club managed by an articulate Brit.

  • Comment posted by Wendyo, at 13:19 2 Jan 2018

    Can't believe idiots saying that Ake wasn't worth the money? Obviously you never watch the guy play.
    Ibe is improving & we didn't pay £15 million, Fraser a bargain @ £400,000. Lewis Cook another good buy @ £7 Million. Wilson £3 million, Josh King FREE, Adam Smith £1 million, Harry Arter £4000. Oh, a good few have been with us since League 1 days too.

  • Comment posted by coxon123, at 12:41 2 Jan 2018

    NickW53, I certainly don't agree with the comment about Ake. We'd had him on loan for a season before that and he was fantastic defensively, so it was a no-brainer. Even in the Brighton game yesterday you could see how much more solid we looked when he came on. Arguably Bournemouth's most important player and definitely not a transfer mistake even at £20m.

  • Comment posted by hammertime, at 12:26 2 Jan 2018

    What a lot of morons there are here. Bournemouth cannot attract the top players so will always have to make do with the best of the rest whilst still competing with clubs of a bigger stature to sign them. Then rely on improving players thru coaching. Defoe is a 2 yr deal with a years option & is as close to guaranteeing goals as u can get in the prem league. Plenty of teams would want him.

  • Comment posted by Knighton Palace, at 12:35 2 Jan 2018

    Eddie Howe has done an excellent job at Bournemouth, it is easy to criticize Defoes contract but offering two years plus one probably made him decide on Bournemouth, and based on his previous scoring record he is a great addition to most premier teams.

    The only problem with older players is they get injured more [fact] but to me it was a gamble worth taking !!

  • Comment posted by SandyMcSand, at 11:30 2 Jan 2018

    Bournemouth are too good to go down. Wilson is a great striker and will help keep them up I'm sure.

  • Comment posted by Topgun, at 11:40 2 Jan 2018

    A great example of what can be achieved with very little

  • Comment posted by Dannyb, at 11:57 2 Jan 2018

    Yeah agree on the comments about Howe's record in the transfer market. But there was that one called King, he wasn't so bad!

  • Comment posted by taking the mike, at 13:14 2 Jan 2018

    Leicester fan but commenting because I think Eddie Howe is Brilliant. How he's taken a club with a 12k stadium to where they are now and kept them there, is almost as bigger miracle than LCFC winning the league. Ignore any trolls Bournemouth fans, you have a great manager who has achieved more than Pep would have done if he walked into Bourny job instead of Barca.

  • Comment posted by Wayne, at 15:01 2 Jan 2018

    I wish more managers would take the stance Eddie Howe has, not just cry and reach for the cheque book. He and Dyche both work miracles in respect of their resource management and coaching.

  • Comment posted by TwoBricks, at 14:47 2 Jan 2018

    I would like to see Ings back at Bournemouth on loan. We have been misfiring in front of goal this season, oddly. Apart from that Eddie's doing a fine job. Some of you on here are just showing how little you really know about our club. You are proving what ignorant mugs you really are.

  • Comment posted by Wendyo, at 13:22 2 Jan 2018

    @14

    Obviously you don't ever listen to Howe? He's one of the few managers that doesn't blame everyone or anything or make excuses. We have got an injury problem though although once again, Howe is saying he's going to wait & see.
    There's some dumb people who comment for sure

  • Comment posted by taking the mike, at 14:10 2 Jan 2018

    @26 how many Billions do you think Bournmouth have spent? Eddie has done a great job period.

  • Comment posted by totsfan, at 13:48 2 Jan 2018

    24, your an idiot

  • Comment posted by LloydLittle, at 12:10 2 Jan 2018

    Kept faith with a lot of players who brought them up but they probably need to invest in a little bit more quality to continue to progress. Howe's transfer record isn't as bad as people make out (Ake, Lewis Cook and Begovic) but identifying a goalscorer is a must, after Defoe's failure to make a difference

  • Comment posted by D1710428248185, at 17:08 2 Jan 2018

    I agree Ake is probably our most important player. He’s been fantastic. We could do with another like him. If that Dick van Dyke lad is £75m, I think we’ve got ourselves a bargain there. I think we still need a creative midfielder, regardless of injuries, but think maybe Eddie’s right to wait before splashing out on more forwards.

  • Comment posted by Steve Sims, at 17:07 2 Jan 2018

    Ings on loan is a good shout, but it's at the back we've been slack this season with too many individual errors. Hard to buy with quality like Mings still injured, but a loan move for a solid defender or two to give us some cover/competition for places would work for me. Some investment is needed, but let's not panic as Eddie has mentioned.

  • Comment posted by Paul White, at 17:40 2 Jan 2018

    I like Eddie Howe. I reckon Ings ( or Sturridge !?) on loan would be good for all concerned.

  • Comment posted by User0015520461, at 12:07 2 Jan 2018

    I'm sure most football fans have a soft spot for Bournemouth and Eddie Howe but I have to agree with others that they have paid over the odds for some less-than-prolific strikers. Perhaps they should make a loan move for an out of favour player from a big clubsuch as Danny Ings, who worked with Howe at Burnley, or maybe even Daniel Sturridge?

  • Comment posted by User0261051854, at 13:29 2 Jan 2018

    in response to 19-terry.
    compared to 5-10 years ago, yes its a lot of money. but only stoke this year spent less than Bournemouth on transfers. and last year Bournemouth had the highest points per £ spent on transfers out of everyone in the league. which means we just never a quality coaching staff who improve what have.
    fortunately we do

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