Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has ruled out defender Jack Simpson leaving on-loan.

Having started in last night's 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal, Eddie Howe confirmed the Weymouth-raised youngster would be staying put.

Boss Howe said: “Jack will be staying with us due to a couple of problems that we have."

Simpson has seen his game time limited at Cherries this season, with just seven appearances in all competitions.

The Weymouth-raised star told the Daily Echo: “Obviously, I want to play for this football club. I knew a couple of days ago I'd be staying. I spoke to the manager about it and just said my focus is here.

“I just want to do well, it was disappointing against Arsenal, I'd have liked to have played a bit better and had a bit more of an impact and we would have loved to go through to the next round.

“But from now until the end of the season my focus is here, trying to get into this team. I think the focus for everyone at the club is staying in the Premier League and showing what we can really do."