FORMER Cherries loan star Andrew Surman this afternoon completed a permanent move to Dean Court from Championship rivals Norwich.

The midfielder finalised personal terms on a three-year contract, underwent a medical and joined for a transfer fee believed to be in the region of £500,000.

Surman, who has kept the family home in Southampton, has been a long-time target for Cherries boss Eddie Howe having impressed during a lengthy loan spell in 2013-14.

The 28-year-old became Howe’s fourth summer addition last year when he signed on a season-long loan. Although he took time to rediscover his form, he was a revelation during the second half of the season, starting all but two of the final 29 games as Cherries secured a 10th-placed finish.

Surman had featured prominently in Norwich’s pre-season campaign but had started just one Championship match – on the opening day at Wolves – and was not involved in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Cherries.

The Johannesburg-born man played alongside Howe when he made 26 appearances for Cherries at the start of 2005-06 after signing temporarily from neighbours Southampton.

He left Saints for Wolves in a £1.2million deal in 2009 and joined Norwich for an undisclosed fee in June 2010, helping the Canaries win the Championship during his first season at Carrow Road.

However, despite featuring for the Norfolk outfit in the Premier League in 2011-12, Surman was restricted by a knee injury to just seven appearances in 2012-13.

Surman is in the final year of his contract at Carrow Road and has slipped down the pecking order following a host of signings, the latest being Belgium midfielder Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe from Club Brugge.