Sheffield United are reportedly linked with Bournemouth's Diego Rico, according to Yorkshire Live. Rico is being sized up as a replacement for Jack O'Connell who is out with a long-term knee injury. Bournemouth might not have expected interest to come in for Rico, but Jason Tindall has to make sure he has adequate cover if a deal is done.
This period is quite annoying for managers now. The window doesn't fully shut until 16 October but any deals done now are likely to leave squads short of players, if they do decide to sell leaving them with only a potential loan signing to cover gaps. What I hope we don't see is a mass exodus at the last minute. Losing one or two players wouldn't be too damaging, but if Bournemouth are to lose King, Brooks, Rico and Adam Smith then it starts to look like a much bigger rebuilding project for Tindall.
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Bournemouth appear ripe for plundering and while the club may be giving out signals that it wants to offload some high-wage earners, getting the balance right of when to sell and when not to is going to be crucial to Bournemouth's promotion prospects. Losing Rico might be seen as a good deal if the Cherries can hold onto one of their other players being tracked, but it doesn't look like Bournemouth are lining up any replacements for players that might go between now and the middle of October. That would be a shame considering what a positive start the team has made to the new season.
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