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title: "Exclusive: Fry drops verdict on Parker to Bournemouth"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-fry-drops-verdict-on-parker-to-bournemouth-e148/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Harry Sherlock"
section: "Bournemouth"
published: "2021-06-16T06:00:53Z"
modified: "2021-06-16T06:00:53Z"
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# Exclusive: Fry drops verdict on Parker to Bournemouth

**Peterborough United Director of Football Barry Fry insists that Scott Parker will only join Bournemouth if he is convinced the club want to win promotion this season.**

The Fulham boss has been heavily linked with a potential move to their Championship rivals following the Cottagers’ relegation to the second-tier.

[The Daily Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/06/15/scott-parker-leave-fulham-week-bournemouth-likely-destination/) has reported that Parker is expected to leave Fulham this week and Bournemouth are subsequently set to approach him to become their new manager, with [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/news/scott-parker-fulham-bournemouth-new-manager/xO4m93QKLUlX) reporting on Tuesday it looks likely to happen.

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The report claims that the Cherries want a manager who is experienced at winning promotion to replace Jonathan Woodgate after the club failed in the play-offs this term.

Bournemouth finished sixth in the Championship and were beaten by Brentford in the semi-finals of the play-offs, losing 3-2 on aggregate, as the Bees went on to Wembley and beat Swansea City to seal their promotion.

Fry believes that Parker will only move if he knows he is going into a club with ambitions of automatic promotion, with the ex-Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United midfielder having guided Fulham into the Premier League in 2019/20 via the play-offs.

Speaking exclusively to **The Transfer Tavern**, Fry said: *“Scott would want a club in the Championship that’s going to have a right go at going up. He wants to go up again.”*