Bournemouth hold on to Brooks and King for the moment

There was some apprehension ahead of Deadline Day that Bournemouth could lose one or two more players and that was confirmed when Torino apparently made a bid for Josh King that was turned down. Aston Villa were also thought to be interested and following a 7-2 thrashing of Liverpool, it could have been a wonderful 48 hours for the midland club if they landed Josh King as well. Worse still, Sheffield United were not giving up hope of getting David Brooks. So it was an evening of checking the news for Cherry Chimes to see if Bournemouth were going to be left without a couple of internationals gong into their next Championship game.

Josh King stays at Bournemouth for now.

Pleasingly, neither Josh King nor David Brooks were going to be on their way. At least not by 5 October, when foreign sides can no longer buy, but there is the possibility of loan or English deals still going through if Bournemouth want to lower their wage bill by allowing King or Brooks to go. English clubs can still make bids until 16 October with the EPL sides. By the time of the next window, Bournemouth could be in a very good position to make a return to the Premier League, so any thoughts of wanting away might have dissipated by then. Of course, there may be some disappointment from the likes of Brooks and King that they haven't made a swift return to the Premier League. I think that any such thoughts would soon disappear though and that the project at hand with Bournemouth is a good enough challenge to see them want to show that they are too good for the Championship.

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While we have seen Aaron Ramsdale, Ryan Fraser, Callum Wilson and Nathan Aké depart in this window, I think the majority of fans would have settle for those players leaving knowing that the team was playing Championship football this season. To hold on to Lloyd Kelly was crucial and the fact that Jefferson Lerma has not moved either has given the Cherries a very solid foundation for life in the Championship.

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Jason Tindall now has to integrate the young players into this team. But if there are not so many injuries as last season, it may be difficult for some of those players to step in. I would feel sorry for Jack Simpson if he doesn't get much game time this season, but players such as Nnamdi Ofoborh, Jaidon Anthony and Jordan Zumura have time to push for a place.

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The only disappointment is that Bournemouth have only signed one player in this window. The squad needed trimming from the Premier League, but they have more games to play in the Championship and I'll be crossing my fingers that the team can remain injury-free. 

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