Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has cooled talk of a bid for QPR striker Charlie Austin.
Howe was responding after a national newspaper claimed Cherries were on the verge of tabling a £14million bid for Austin.
He told the Bournemouth Echo: “The reason I wish to comment on this kind of speculation is to try to put things back into perspective.
“We are not in the market for players costing £14m and the story was inaccurate. As much as I am an admirer of Charlie Austin, he is out of our reach financially.
“We are not paying anyone £40,000 a week either and that story was also unhelpful. I want our supporters to understand that the majority of things they read in the press are exaggerated and we need to bring some reality to the situation."