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Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is preparing to carry on his January spending with a £3m move for John Ruddy .

Norwich keeper Ruddy, 29, has lost his place in the starting line-up and Bournemouth are keen to bring in a new No.1 with Artur Boruc out of contract this summer.

Howe might have to wait until the end of the season for Ruddy but that has not stopped him from enquiring about a January move and is keen to get his man.

Ruddy has lost his place to Declan Rudd at Norwich and has also slipped out of the pecking order for the ­England squad despite being a regular in the past.

That may mean he would be interested in a fresh start, having interested several big clubs in the past, including Chelsea and Arsenal.

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Bournemouth are likely to be one of the most active clubs in January and they have also made an enquiry about Hull centre half Michael Dawson.

Former Tottenham defender Dawson, 32, could be available on the cheap and Bournemouth believe he could help tighten up their defence which has been hit by injuries.

They have already completed the loan signing of Juan Iturbe from Roma with a view to a permanent £16m deal in the summer if they stay up.

But they are also in the market for another striker with Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe on their radar as he looks to move south even if he is on £80,000-a-week.

They returned Christian Atsu to Chelsea after his loan spell which would free Bournemouth up to sign Blues youngster Patrick Bamford if he is available.