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Bouremouth scouting Eastern Europe

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    Bournemouth chairman Eddie Mitchell says his club are scouring Eastern Europe in search of more reasonably priced recruits.

    The Cherries chairman says some English players are not viable signings because their financial demands rule them out of contention.

    Mitchell is building links in Russia – with Lokomotiv Moscow at Dean Court for a pre-season tournament later in July - and sent chief scout Des Taylor to last month's European Under-21 Championship finals in Denmark to find potential targets.

    Mitchell told the Daily Echo: “With the wage differentials, we may be able to pick up top quality players from eastern European countries on the budget we have in place. There are League One-standard players there that would come here for a lot less. It is something we are looking at.

    “As much as we want to get half-a-dozen homegrown players in our squad each season, we also have to see where we can get the best footballers for the least money and there is every chance we will be looking to some of the eastern European counties.

    “To a degree, I think some players in this country are pricing themselves out of the market. We have a wage cap and are going to work within it. We can’t risk breaking it for anybody and can only sign players we can afford.

    “It is for us to get out there and find the best players for the least money over the next few seasons and that will involve bringing in players from other countries.

    “We are looking at Russia and other eastern European countries. It is a big world out there and there are lots of players outside of this country that we need to view.”

    The Under-21 scouting mission focused on players from Iceland, Ukraine, Belarus and Czech Republic during the European Under-21 Championships.

    The reports on the talent on display are now with Cherries boss Lee Bradbury.
     
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