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Former Bournemouth player and manager Harry Redknapp has celebrated Bournemouth's promotion to the Premier League,

Redknapp, pictured above when he was at the club, described the team as a "fantastic unit" and added that the promotion was "thoroughly deserved".

Redknapp who lives nearby said the club's success had given the area a lift.

"It's brilliant down here, to see so many people last night, it's a dream come true that I don't think any of us could see the day Bournemouth would get into the Premier League," he said.