Eddie Howe: 'I will be patient in transfer market'

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has insisted that he is in no rush to make additions to his first-team squad.

Howe has seen striker Lewis Grabban complete a move to Norwich City, but despite being given the funds from that deal to strengthen his squad at Dean Court, the former Burnley boss has revealed that he is under no pressure to push through transfers over the coming weeks.

The 36-year-old told the Bournemouth Echo: "We've got irons in the fire. We have targets in mind and we are working hard to try to secure those targets.

"It may well be that we have to be patient this summer, just due to the players we have identified and their situations, and the market itself is quite quiet.

"We are quite prepared to go into pre-season being patient and, hopefully, get the additions we want before the season kicks off."

Howe has already secured the signature of former Newcastle United midfielder Dan Gosling.