The transfer window is far from closed and several Bournemouth players are attracting attention. Josh King is a major focus for Aston Vila but he has had other clubs also looking at him as well, and Harry Arter was most recently linked with Nottingham Forest but Harry's wages seem out of reach for them. So where does that leave AFCB and JT? Do you lay players that are likely to move on or do you stay focussed on the players you know are going to have a full season with AFCB?
Should he be played while he awaits a move to another club?
Both players seem to have always wanted the best for AFCB and as two senior players, I think both Arter and King would offer their services if Jason Tindall asked them to play. If you are a footballer you want to play games and it would be a good run out for them both as long as it did not deprive other Bournemouth players who need the match fitness.
This is where I expect JT is in his thinking. It will only be a situation where he can ask King or Arter to play if he feels some of the players like Ofoborgh, Lewis Cook, Philip Billing, Julian Anthony, and Sam Surridge don't need to play. I wouldn't be surprised if King and Arter were in the squad for the Carabao Cup, but if they are left out we can probably expect them to be sold very soon.
If the players are still interested in playing for Bournemouth, they should certainly be considered for selection - and that includes league games.
ReplyDeleteAs far as King is concerned, I can't see the point of moving to a marginal premiership team like Aston Villa - it would be better to get back into the premiership with Bournemouth or attract an elite club on the strength of current performances for AFCB. Don't forget, Villa only squeezed promotion through the play-offs, and this has never led to sustained success at the top level.
In my view, AFCB still need Arter, and from the player's perspective he could achieve the fairly rare distinction of a double promotion.