Dominic Solanke missed Bournemouth’s pleasant with Rayo Vallecano on account of harm, Cherries head coach Andoni Iraola insisted amid switch hyperlinks to Tottenham.
Ange Postecoglou has made clear his need to signal a striker on this switch window, with Solanke reportedly a goal from Premier League rivals Bournemouth.
Hypothesis ramped up after the Cherries ahead, who is alleged to have a £65million launch clause, was not named of their squad for Sunday’s pre-season pleasant with LaLiga’s Rayo.
But Iraola defined the 26-year-old was absent on account of a coaching harm, slightly than a development in any switch motion with Postecoglou’s Spurs.
“Somebody stamped on his foot yesterday and we aren’t going to danger him in a pre-season pleasant, and I hope he’s going to play within the subsequent sport in opposition to Girona,” Iraola mentioned after his aspect’s 1-0 win.
“[It’s] nothing massive, simply that he couldn’t put the boot on, and we determined clearly to [not risk him]. Even with different gamers, I hope they will play in opposition to Girona and we are able to see them. They’re actually shut, that they had some small points, like Justin Kluivert and Lewis Prepare dinner.
“With so many gamers and so many video games it doesn’t make sense to take any dangers and we determined like this.”
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Solanke scored 19 occasions in final season’s Premier League, a membership document for Bournemouth within the competitors, with that type catching the attention of golf equipment.
Iraola has no intention of parting methods together with his star striker, although, as he reaffirmed the explanations for his omission.
“It’s not in my management. I let you know what has occurred and I’ve seen it occur. It’s the truth,” Iraola mentioned when requested on the perceptions round Solanke’s absence.
“It’ll in all probability make it greater, however the reality is Dom got here at the moment. We determined it doesn’t make any sense to danger him in a pleasant.
“It’s not an enormous harm, I’m not fearful as a result of he will likely be high-quality in three of 4 days.”
Iraola will hope Solanke recovers in time for Bournemouth’s league opener away to Nottingham Forest on August 17.