Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Interest in Pitman hotting up
Cherries could face a battle to keep prize asset Brett Pitman at Dean Court - with interest rumoured to be hotting up in the club's star striker.[LNB] Pitman's stock rose further when he grabbed the headlines after bagging a clinical hat-trick in Cherries' 5-1 demolition of Peterborough on Saturday.[LNB] The 22-year-old, who netted 28 times to help Cherries clinch promotion last season, instantly proved himself at the next level and soared to the top of the League One goalscorers' charts.[LNB] It has emerged that more than 20 Championship and Premier League clubs sent representatives to Dean Court to watch the free-scoring Channel Islander.[LNB] And with the striker having started the season in eye-catching form - and with the transfer window due to close at the end of the month -speculation surrounding Pitman is sure to mount.[LNB] Sources close to the Daily Echo suggest Championship clubs Doncaster, Swansea, Watford, Ipswich and QPR are all keen on the Jerseyman.[LNB] And Premier League new boys Blackpool whose interest in Pitman was revealed exclusively by the Daily Echo in January are also still believed to be tracking him.[LNB] However, when contacted by the Daily Echo earlier today, Cherries chairman Eddie Mitchell said the club had not received bids for any of its players.[LNB]
