Bournemouth midfielder Todd Cantwell admits leaving Norwich City was "difficult".

The 23-year-old joined Championship promotion-hopefuls Bournemouth on loan for the remainder of the season with the Cherries possessing an £11m option to make the move permanent.

Despite a turbulent end to his City career, Cantwell has thanked those close to him for providing him with good advice.

"I can't lie to you, it's been difficult," he told the Bournemouth Echo. "It's easy for people externally to look at the situation and basically guess at what's happened and look at it and take what they want.

"For me, I'm very lucky, I've got a great base around me, I've got a brilliant family, brilliant friends that always give me the best advice, not just for myself but for my career.

"The opportunity to come here, the opportunity to play, the opportunity to potentially get promoted back to the Premier League is something I couldn't turn down."