BOURNEMOUTH manager Eddie Howe has refused to rule out a move for Celtic defender Kieran Tierney.
The Scotland internationalist has been linked with the Premier League outfit this week ahead of the summer transfer window opening.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Howe was asked if Tierney was a player on his radar and someone who would have the right qualities to play for the Cherries.
In response, the manager paused, smiled and replied to the interviewer: "Come on Marky..."
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WATCH@afcbournemouth manager Eddie Howe refuses to deny interest in @CelticFC's Kieran Tierney. #SSN https://t.co/grDVBlSOdw
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) May 10, 2018
Speaking more generally about his club's summer transfer plans, Howe said: "From January ownwards I don't think you're ever totally out of the market, you're analysing what you're seeing and what you can and can't do, watching potential players all the time.
"I think we've got a good knowledge of what players are out there and who we could recruit.
"Of course getting them over the line and to want to come here to join the journey is the difficult part, and of course the the finances that go with that.
"It's going to be a summer where we're going to have to be patient and being a World Cup year that adds a different dynamic, but hopefully we can get the players to take us forward."
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