Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says Jermain Defoe's move to Rangers has yet to be finalised.

The 36-year-old is set to link up with former England teammate Steven Gerrard at Ibrox in a reported 18-month loan deal.

But speaking on Friday, Howe said: "I'm not going to talk you through any details because no deal has been finalised so until that moment happens it would be foolish of me to comment, so let's wait and see what happens in the next few days.

"Any deal that does get agreed will be in the player's best interests and what the player wants to pursue.

"From our side I've said from day one I've loved working with Jermain, I've really enjoyed the relationship we've had and how professional he's been for the team and for the group of players we have, but as I say no deal has been finalised so let's see what happens."