Cherries close on striker

Bournemouth are poised to further bolster their attacking options, according to chairman Eddie Mitchell.

Lewis Grabban and Josh McQuoid have already joined the Cherries this close season and they are expected to be joined by another as yet unnamed forward. "We have agreed terms, now it is just down to whether his club will release him," Mitchell told BBC Radio Solent. "The likelihood is that it will be announced within the next three days." Initial local media reports suggested Charlton duo Paul Hayes and Leon Clarke were the names in the frame, but it is now understood the player in question plies his trade abroad.