GOALKEEPER Artur Boruc has penned a new one-year contract with Cherries.

The 38-year-old's current deal was due to expire at the end of June but fresh terms have been finalised for another 12 months.

Boruc has not featured in the Premier League since starting Cherries’ 2-1 win over Burnley a year ago.

He was restricted to six appearances in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup this season.

Boruc's game time has been limited since the arrival of Asmir Begovic, a £10million signing from Chelsea last summer.

Despite him playing second fiddle to Begovic in the Premier League, boss Eddie Howe said the former Poland international had been a key player behind the scenes.

Fielding a question on Begovic’s first season at the club, Howe said recently: “Asmir has been very consistent and has brought a real calmness to the goalkeeping dept.

“His professionalism really stands out and he is on it every single day with Neil Moss and the goalkeeping team.

“Asmir and Artur have formed a really good partnership as well. The dynamic between those them has been really strong and I credit Artur with that as well.

“Although he hasn’t featured on the pitch too much, he has been a huge part of our success.

“Off the pitch, he has been absolutely brilliant and I can’t credit him enough for that and those two have worked really well together.”

Boruc joined Cherries on a free transfer in June 2015 having impressed during two separate loan spells from Southampton as they won the Championship.

He made 37 appearances as Cherries clinched promotion and kept 16 clean sheets in 67 games in their first two seasons in the top flight.

In previous years, Boruc triggered appearance-related clauses entitling him to new 12-month contracts but that had not been the case this season.