Sunderland have been handed a major blow in their pursuit of Kieffer Moore.
Sunderland are one of numerous Championship clubs who have been chasing Kieffer Moore all month, having lodged a loan bid earlier in the transfer window.
A deal for the Welshman looked set to go down to the wire, while it had already looked like he was favouring a return to Cardiff City.
However, the Black Cats’ chances of signing the striker look even less likely now after Daily Echo reported that Moore is set to be included in Bournemouth’s squad to face West Ham tonight.
The Cherries travel to the English capital this evening for a 7.30pm kick-off in the Premier League, with Moore already part of the travelling party who made their way to London yesterday afternoon.
Asked if there was any change in Moore’s transfer situation, Cherries head coach Iraola said on Wednesday lunchtime: “He will travel and he will be in the squad. It is the same situation.”
Will Kieffer Moore leave Bournemouth?
It doesn’t look like any other club will land Kieffer Moore either at this rate, with tonight’s clash against West Ham unlikely to be his last for Bournemouth.
According to The Northern Echo, the forward looks increasingly likely to stay on the south coast as Bournemouth are unwilling to sanction a loan exit that would see them continuing to pay a significant portion of his wages.
The report claims that if Bournemouth were to offload Moore today, they would prefer it to be permanently.
Ipswich and Cardiff are said to also be unwilling to cough up a permanent fee and won’t agree to the wage demands that the Cherries are asking for.
Unless Sunderland have more cash to splash to bring the 31-year-old in, then they will have to look elsewhere and are rapidly running out of time to do so.