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

Football - AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City - Barclays Premier League - Vitality Stadium, Dean Court - 29/8/15 Bournemouth's Max Gradel and Leicester's Ritchie De Laet in action Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Paul Childs

(Reuters) - Bournemouth forward Max Gradel could be out for six months after tearing a cruciate ligament in his knee during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Leicester City, according to British media 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. 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)