Assessing Bournemouth’s squad, it is quite clear where the south coast club need to strengthen in the summer.
If Eddie Howe does not believe the promising Mark Travers is ready to become the Cherries’ No.1 yet, then he needs to go out and buy a new goalkeeper.
Asmir Begovic has made too many errors between the sticks this season, while Artur Boruc is 39 years of age.
That explains Bournemouth’s interest in Jack Butland, with the Daily Mail reporting that Burnley’s Nick Pope is also a target for the Premier League outfit.
Seen as a cheaper alternative to the Stoke City shot-stopper, Pope is exactly the sort of goalkeeper the Cherries need.
Should they be unable to land Butland, then they should go all out for the 27-year-old.
Pope has obviously featured very little this season due to injury. But prior to that, the former Charlton man enjoyed a highly successful 2017/18 campaign where he went on to win his first senior England cap.
Reliable between the sticks, Pope offered Burnley even more security behind a sturdy central defensive partnership of Ben Mee and James Tarkowski.
That reliability is something Howe has not seen nowhere near enough of from Begovic.
Bearing that in mind, ditching the Bosnia and Herzegovina international for Pope is certainly the play here for the Bournemouth boss.
Bournemouth fans, would you welcome the addition of Pope in the summer? Join the discussion by commenting below.
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