Eddie Howe has poured cold water on claims Callum Wilson could be sold in the final few days of the transfer window.
Speaking to the press this morning, he revealed that the 31-year-old is ‘100% committed’, with the club and player insisting there’s ‘nothing’ in reports suggesting he’s been put up for sale to help us raise funds. This comes after he also played down links to Jacob Ramsey or a potential loan move to Celtic for Matt Targett earlier in the press conference.
Howe is ‘surprised by the noise’ linking Wilson with a move after reports over the past few days have credited Premier League rivals Chelsea, West Ham, Arsenal and Man Utd with late interest.
The boss was also asked what for his ‘ideal’ end to the January window ahead of Thursday’s 11pm deadline, where he revealed that ‘keeping the squad intact’ was his priority. However, he did accept that outgoings may be needed to protect the club’s future.
When asked what would be his ideal end to the January window, he replied: “I don’t know. Keeping the squad intact, as a manager, would be A1 for me. But, as I said so many times, we are guardians of the club’s future and we want to make the right decisions for the club’s future.
“We don’t want to breach FFP and that’s where I will support the decisions made for the long term future.
Howe then played down talk of Wilson departing, saying: “Callum is 100 percent committed just like Kieran [Trippier]. That is why I surprised by the noise about Callum. He is currently injured. From his perspective and our perspective, there is nothing in it.”
