'I don't want to slander anyone' - Kieffer Moore speaks for first time since Cardiff City claim over Bournemouth move

Bournemouth striker Kieffer Moore batted away questions over the manner of his move away from Cardiff City, claiming he did not want to "slander" anyone with his explanation.

Moore's potential departure away from the Welsh capital city club has been a plot point for the last two transfer windows and his exit had a sense of inevitability surrounding it.

The Wales international eventually sealed a move to the promotion-chasing Cherries on the final day of the transfer window, with Cardiff bringing in Uche Ikpeazu on loan from Middlesbrough to compensate for Moore's sale.

Cardiff manager Steve Morison said Moore "effectively forced" through his transfer to Bournemouth after he tabled a transfer request.

Morison said he would prefer to have a group of players together fighting for survival rather than someone whose heart wasn't truly in the cause.

Moore himself hit back on Instagram, signing off his farewell message to Bluebirds fans with a cryptic; "Don't believe everything you read in the paper."

And, in his first interview since joining Scott Parker's side, he said that one day he might explain his version of events surrounding his Cardiff exit.

"I am not going to really speak about that," he told the BBC when asked about Morison's transfer comments. "I don't want to really slander anyone or get into that.

"I am just going to skip the question. Maybe one day I will say something, maybe not."

Moore joined Bournemouth in a deal which could potentially be worth £5m if add-on criteria is met.

When Wolves were interested in his services last summer, then manager Mick McCarthy said Moore was interested in securing a move to the Premier League.

And Moore, 29, revealed the opportunity to play in the top flight was a big pull