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Ryan Fraser: Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe confident winger will stay at club

Ryan Fraser in action for Bournemouth
Image: Ryan Fraser in action for Bournemouth

Eddie Howe is confident winger Ryan Fraser will stay at Bournemouth beyond the summer transfer window.

The Scotland international, who has just a year remaining on his contract, has reportedly been a player of interest to Arsenal.

But Howe said: "I am confident that we can keep the squad together and keep adding players the other way to make us improve.

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"I think (the speculation) is part and parcel of being a footballer at this level, especially if you're excelling and doing well.

"You're going to have people talk about you, write about you and speculate.

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"I would urge any player in that situation to ignore the talk and just play football and do what you do best. I think Ryan's done that very well."

The Cherries have been trying to tie Fraser down to a new contract, but Howe added there have been "no developments in terms of that situation".

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He said: "It goes in line with what I said earlier - we are very keen to keep our best players."

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