Liverpool transfer boost as Bournemouth ‘loner’ admits unhappiness

Liverpool target Ryan Fraser has admitted he is a “loner” at Bournemouth having seen some of his closest friends depart the Vitality Stadium.

Fraser has been linked with a switch to the Reds as Jurgen Klopp looks to bolster his attacking options.

Arsenal and Everton have also been linked with the Scotland international out of contract at the Cherries at the end of the season.

And Fraser has revealed his unhappiness at watching his best mate, Marc Pugh, leave the south coast club.

“He’s my best mate off the pitch so to see him go on loan (to Hull last season) was hard,” Fraser told the Bournemouth Echo.

“I was obviously back to being a loner again! Pughie is Pughie. You can’t say a bad word about Pughie. He’s probably one of the nicest guys. Nath (Ake) is up there as well and then I’d say myself maybe third!

“There’s no bad word to say about Pughie. His professionalism, on the pitch he’ll give everything but off the pitch he’s the best family man I’ve seen.

“He’ll look out for you. Like last year he just invited me round for Christmas.

“My family weren’t down, I hadn’t seen them in maybe a year and then Pughie just asked me to go for Christmas with him.

“He didn’t have to do it but that’s just the type of guy he is.

“Me, Shaun MacDonald and Wes Fogden always used to do stuff together.

“So obviously losing one and then we keep losing them and then last season was hard – I used to go and have a coffee with Pughie, but it wasn’t like that. So you end up just going home and doing nothing.

“It’s hard to take.”