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Bournemouth manager Parker explains delaying Anthony and Zemura contract plans

Bournemouth manager Scott Parker says the club are delaying contract talks with Jaidon Anthony and Jordan Zemura until the end of the season.

The exciting youngsters have burst onto the scene at Vitality Stadium this season.

Asked for an update on negotiations regarding the pair, Parker told the Daily Echo: "We're parking it and will speak about that towards the end of the season.

"As it stands, at this moment in time, I think that's best for everyone. I think that's probably best for the two boys as well.

"I said on the onset of those negotiations, that I didn't want it to go over a certain amount of time. I didn't want them to be distracted.

"These are two young boys that are still striving to make a career and they're still striving to make inroads.

"However well they've done, they've done well in half a season and the reason they've done so well is because their main focus has been football, football, football and a desperation to stay in a team and get in the team.

"That's exactly where I want their heads to be."

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