Andoni Iraola has said Lloyd Kelly is ready to play for Bournemouth again despite rumours linking him away from the club.
Due to a move being heavily discussed, with Tottenham Hotspur interested, the defender missed the Cherries’ last game.
On deadline day it is reported the club rejected a £20 million bid and felt it was appropriate for Kelly to be absent against Brentford.
Following the international break, the Englishman is ready for the game against Chelsea at the Vitality.
Kelly is in the last 12 months of his contract with Bournemouth and is likely that he will depart the club in January or the summer.
What has Andoni Iraola said about Lloyd Kelly?
The Cherries boss has put his absence down to injury but this seems like a cover up.
On his training, Iraola said: “He has trained very well these past two weeks.
“I think they have been very good weeks for him because he came from an injury. So he needed the workload.”
Despite the heavy links away, the Spaniard believes it won’t effect his game: “Once the market is closed, I think everyone is really focused, willing to push. And he is ready to help us.”
With Dominic Solanke signing a new contract, a new deal for Kelly is not impossible.
New contract or not, he is going to play: “I think he is ready to help the team. He knows his best interest is to play well, to try to compete for minutes.
“Everyone is trying to push. And he has been training really, really well.”
Hopefully this won’t effect his game and he can continue to the Cherries’ rise up the Premier League this season.