BOSS Paul Groves insists Cherries’ “ambitious” and “progressive” outlook will help them in their bid to complete deals for more transfer targets this summer.

Groves is confident that a transfer to Dean Court will prove an attractive proposition during the close season.

The Cherries manager has wasted no time in bolstering his squad since becoming Lee Bradbury’s successor – with forwards Lewis Grabban and Josh McQuoid already added to the Dean Court ranks.

Groves has indicated that the recruitment drive will not stop there and he says he is confident Cherries have plenty to offer to potential signings.

He told the Daily Echo: “I have always stated that it is an ambitious club and we feel that we are ambitious.

“The football club is progressing with regards to facilities, training facilities and trying to improve every area, not just on the playing side but also with the facilities and everything else.

“I feel that it is a very progressive club that is going in the right direction. I think that gives a good platform to any player to come in and ply his trade.”

Following the signing of Grabban, for a fee believed to have been in the region of £300,000, Groves revealed he was still looking to bring in more fresh faces.

He told the club website: “We feel that we have made two good additions to the squad.

“We still feel there is a bit of work to be done and we will continue to do that. We are active and will be looking to improve.”

Cherries have been linked with a possible swoop for ex-midfielder Anton Robinson, while one player definitely on the club’s radar is former loan star Miles Addison. Groves revealed his interest in the Derby County man in an interview with the Echo last month.

Rams boss Nigel Clough subsequently confirmed that Cherries were facing a battle for Addison’s signature from a number of Championship clubs.

When asked by the Echo about Cherries’ chances of competing with their second tier counterparts, Groves added: “That depends on the club you are competing against and the level of finance a club is prepared to throw at an acquisition.

“There are lots of factors that go into a player making a decision and a club making an offer to a player, whether it be positional, purely down to finance or a player making a decision in terms of where he is looking to get to and what he is looking to do.

“Lots of factors come into all of those decisions so it is very difficult to make a judgement or call on whether you could compete with a Championship club on a basic level.”