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Bournemouth are having perhaps the best season to date in the club's history right now, with arguably the best team in their history, but a serious injury to star midfielder Lewis Cook is threatening to derail their campaign.

The first game they played without the England international, in which Andrew Surman replaced him in the starting line-up, the Cherries lost 4-0 to Liverpool and were overrun in midfield, a position that Cook and £25m man Jefferson Lerma have bossed so far this season.

As a result of Surman's inability to replicate the 21-year-old's impact, and with only Dan Gosling to come in other than him, Eddie Howe must look to the transfer window for answers.

One man that is definitely Premier League quality but has been playing in the Championship for almost six months now is Stoke midfielder Joe Allen. The Welshman is used to the high intensity football that Bournemouth play thanks to his time at Swansea and Liverpool, so he should fit right in.

We asked fans of the South Coast club if they'd like to see Allen at the Vitality Stadium, and a convincing 67% of voters said they'd like to see the 28-year-old sign as shown by the results below...