Former Bournemouth defender Steve Cook says he backs the club's hierarchy to make "the right decision" when selecting Andoni Iraola's successor.
After three historic seasons on the south coast, Iraola will depart at the end of the campaign and the Cherries will have to find a replacement for one of the most highly-rated coaches in Europe.
"Football clubs now prepare for this," Cook told a special BBC Radio Solent programme reaction to the news.
"They have a style of play and sign the players for that.
"Bournemouth will have a plan. Iraola's former assistant at Rayo Vallecano Inigo Perez would fit perfectly because there is a very similar philosophy at that club and they are similar in the way they play.
"You read things on social media with the likes of Frank Lampard and Kieran McKenna being linked but they are both in for promotions themselves right now.
"The hierarchy at the club will know. They will have planned for the worst and they still have a few weeks and months to finalise the plan.
"I back them to make the right decision. Bournemouth is a very attractive job, let's be honest. It's a Premier League club, consistently pushing in the right direction.
"Things are exciting with the training ground and the plans. I think it's an amazing job for anyone and I back the board to get the right man in."
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