Eddie Howe was questioned about Jordan Ibe in his pre-match press conference for the Villa match and was adamant that Jordan Ibe was an integral part of Bournemouth's plans for this season. But the noise from Celtic has been growing with the Daily Star reporting that the Scottish club have baulked at a £20 price-tag but could be close to securing the winger on loan.
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| Is Jordan Ibe a player AFCB can do without? |
Bournemouth probably do have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to wide players. However, Junior Stanislas, David Brooks and Arnaut Danjuma remain out and Harry Wilson has only played one match in the Premier League for AFCB. Ibe is a player that Eddie Howe knows can be put on as an impact sub, and he wants all the armoury he can for the Premier League season ahead.
Yet, the start that Harry Wilson has made would suggest that he will be the starter on the right wing for the foreseeable future, and Jordan Ibe has not managed to hold down a first team starting spot during his time at the club. While I expect AFCB will do all they can to hold on to Ibe, he could be one of the first to be let out on loan in January. Ibe has said that he does not want to go up north when rumours of Leicester City and Celtic interest emerged over the summer. Whether his view is changing now that he knows he is not first choice to start at AFCB may decide the outcome of this latest request from Celtic.
I don't see AFCB being much weaker without Ibe, as long as they don't pick up more injuries. But it will be a risk if AFCB let him go before one of the other wingers returns to full fitness and that might not be until mid-September.
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