LEE Tomlin has strongly hinted his brief spell with Cherries could be coming to an end.

Tomlin signed in a £3million move from Middlesbrough in August but was restricted to just 10 appearances in his first season, including six in the Premier League.

The midfielder was allowed to join Bristol City in January, the loan coming just days after a series of posts regarding his future had appeared on his official Twitter account.

Tomlin proved a big hit with the Ashton Gate faithful and netted six times in 18 games for the Championship outfit as they avoided relegation.

Reports in Bristol yesterday suggested City were keen to make the move permanent and had already opened talks with Tomlin.

And the player fuelled the speculation by again taking to Twitter to publicly show his hand.

Responding to a tweet from the Bristol City FC Supporters Page claiming a fee “reportedly for £1.5million” had been agreed between the clubs, Tomlin replied “bad reporting then 1.5”.

And Tomlin also exchanged tweets with Bristol City kitman Scott Murray to indicate he wanted the number 10 shirt next season.

The Daily Echo understands City would have to break their club record fee to sign Tomlin with Cherries likely to want to recoup the £3m they paid for him.

Tomlin has two years to run on his contract at Vitality Stadium and has been linked with a host of other clubs including Hull, Norwich and Newcastle.