FAMILIAR vocabulary came to the fore after Cherries’ swift move to secure Lloyd Kelly from Bristol City.

Young, potential, talented, wanted and confident – just some of the superlatives filling up column inches in print and online.

It is not the first time for Cherries and it will not be the last, whether that is this summer or future transfer windows.

While Colombian Jefferson Lerma arrived in August 2018 for a club-record fee of £25million, the majority of expenditure in the club’s Premier League era has been on British prospects who are still to reach their full potential.

The past few seasons saw Lewis Cook, David Brooks, Chris Mepham, Dominic Solanke and Aaron Ramsdale move to the south coast. And you can complement this list with the likes of Lerma, Nathan Ake and Mark Travers.

Eddie Howe’s steadfast approach to providing opportunities to talents yet to reach their prime should reap long-term rewards, however, evidence to date suggests there are immediate benefits.

In 2018-19, only one of the Premier League’s top six – Manchester City (15,715) – gave more minutes than Cherries (11,882) to players who ended the season under the age of 25.

In the club’s fourth top-flight campaign, 12 of the 28 stars used by boss Howe fell into this category. Ten of these were signed since June 2016, while the other two – Sam Surridge and Jack Simpson – came through the academy set-up.

Kelly has all the hallmarks to suggest he could make an instant impact at Vitality Stadium.

The 20-year-old left-back, who can also play at centre-back, reportedly had a host of suitors, including Liverpool, Arsenal and Southampton, before Saturday’s deal was completed.

He is likely to experience tournament football with England under-21s at this summer’s European Championship finals after making his debut for Aidy Boothroyd’s side in November.

And it appears the Bristolian received rave reviews about life with the Dorset club from a few familiar faces.

Discussing this subject, Kelly told afcbtv: “I spoke to a few of them. I spoke to Ramsdale a couple of days back and spoke to Dom (Solanke).

“They just said it is an exciting club and they’ve got a lot going for them at the moment.

“They put the trust in young players so I feel like this is the right move for me.”

There will be lessons to learn and areas to improve in the ruthless cauldron of the Premier League.

Mistakes rarely go unpunished and success can be a lot more difficult to come by but the Bristol City academy graduate deserves credit for seizing the prize of top-flight football.

He will have seen others make the journey down the A338 to Cherries and the rewards they have received.

Once he works his way through a gruelling pre-season, emphasis falls on his shoulders to capitalise on every opportunity.

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