Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has no plans to write off Jordon Ibe.

Former Liverpool prospect Ibe was restricted to a peripheral role with the team he joined for a reported £15 million last year.

Howe told the Daily Echo: “Jordon has been fit, I have just had a selection decision to make.

"We put a lot of effort into developing our players individually. All of them are different: some need technical work, others need tactical or physical work, or it could be something else.

"No two players are the same and we are investing a lot of time in these young guys.

"It has been difficult for Jordon to ignore the transfer fee. Even I have been hit by that many times – and what is reported is inflated by the way – so I can imagine that would have been difficult for him.

"We have some really talented footballers here – and Lys Mousset is in the same bracket – who will, hopefully, have long careers. These are key stages for them.

"To play regularly in the Premier League is such a difficult thing, the demand and level are so high – so there will inevitably be an acclimatisation period."