Cherries sign Keene in loan deal

Keene has made just two appearances for Pompey

Bournemouth boss Sean O'Driscoll has signed Portsmouth striker James Keene on a one-month loan deal.

Keene, 19, has made two Premiership appearances for Pompey, and had a loan spell at Kidderminster last season.

"With Steve Fletcher set to miss a few games, we had to look at bringing someone in to bolster our attack," O'Driscoll told the club website.

"James is a player we have watched and identified - he has a good eye for goal and is improving all the time."

The Cherries chief also paid tribute to the fan-run Playershare scheme that has helped fund his loan signings for the past three years.

"I don't know how many times I've said this over the past few seasons, but we are again indebted to the hard work and fundraising of Playershare," he said.

Keene added: "I am looking forward to playing for Bournemouth - hopefully I can do well here.

"Bournemouth are well known for bringing players on - Jermain Defoe, Rio Ferdinand and John O'Shea all started out here on loan, so hopefully it will work out well."