Bournemouth's new recruit Gradel out for six months - reports

The Ivory Coast international, who was sidelined with a similar injury in 2013, was signed by the Premier League club for a reported seven million pounds ($10.72 million) from Saint Etienne in August.

(Reuters)

The 27-year-old returned to the Cherries seven years after leaving the club, where he spent two separate loan spells in the 2007-08 season.

Bournemouth have already moved to strengthen their squad, signing Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray on a three-year deal on transfer deadline day.

($1 = 0.6532 pounds)

(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)