Bournemouth's odds of signing Tom Heaton have come in to 2-1 since the keeper decided not to extend his contract at Burnley. The Cherries have been looking for a keeper all summer as Asmir Begovic is expected to be sent on his way. But is Heaton the best option for the Cherries seeing that they have been checking out just about every available keeper?
Of the Burnley keepers, I would say Heaton is the one I'd be most interested in. He is not the biggest or stunning of keepers in my estimations, but as they say what you need is a safe pair of hands and he certainly has that. Heaton is very experienced and I think he would work well with Boruc in quite a tight competition for the number one shirt.
Aston Villa are also thought to be keen on the Burnley man, but have themselves become the market leaders, ahead of AFCB, to sign Jack Butland of Stoke City. Butland is the younger keeper at 26 and will command a much bigger transfer fee than the 33-year old Heaton. But Heaton has been in and around the Premier League, while Butland has dropped down to the Championship, and for Heaton it would probably be his last transfer.
Heaton would be desperate to pick the right club and if that is AFCB we should get a dedicated keeper who would see AFCB as a place where he could get his name quickly recognised by Gareth Southgate, if he could start to reduce the number of goals AFCB have been conceding.
Meanwhile, Asmir Begovic is stills et to rejoin the Cherries for pre-season training next Saturday despite interest from Celtic, Stoke City, Watford, Fenerbeche and Olympiacos, according to the Daly Star.
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Aston Villa are also thought to be keen on the Burnley man, but have themselves become the market leaders, ahead of AFCB, to sign Jack Butland of Stoke City. Butland is the younger keeper at 26 and will command a much bigger transfer fee than the 33-year old Heaton. But Heaton has been in and around the Premier League, while Butland has dropped down to the Championship, and for Heaton it would probably be his last transfer.
Heaton would be desperate to pick the right club and if that is AFCB we should get a dedicated keeper who would see AFCB as a place where he could get his name quickly recognised by Gareth Southgate, if he could start to reduce the number of goals AFCB have been conceding.
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AFCB need the team players and the hard workers. To me Heaton fits the bill best of the most likely options, although Simon Mignotlet would also give Boruc a run for his money in my opinion. If a stable character is something that Howe is also keen on, then I'd also go for Heaton. He ticks more boxes and if he can make AFCB more solid than it will be a decent summer buy. AFCB need to work quickly though if they want him as Watford are also said to join the race to sign him, according to the Sun.
Meanwhile, Asmir Begovic is stills et to rejoin the Cherries for pre-season training next Saturday despite interest from Celtic, Stoke City, Watford, Fenerbeche and Olympiacos, according to the Daly Star.
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