CHAIRMAN Bill Foley will return to Vitality Stadium during the run-in to witness Cherries’ battle to avoid relegation in person.

Foley’s Black Knight Football Club completed its takeover of Cherries from Maxim Demin in December, for a figure believed to be around £120million, potentially rising depending on if the club stay in the Premier League.

The American businessman put his money where his mouth was in the January transfer window, committing to spending around £70million on six players, including Dango Ouattara, Illia Zabarnyi and Hamed Traore.

But Cherries remain in a relegation dogfight, currently sitting 19th, one point from safety with 14 games to play.

Foley attended home defeats to Crystal Palace and Burnley, before heading to France to complete a deal to buy Ligue 1 Lorient and then going back to USA, where he owns ice hockey side Vegas Golden Knights.

Writing in his programme notes ahead of Cherries’ loss to Manchester City on Saturday, Foley said: “I will be back on the south coast for a run of fixtures towards the end of the season and I look forward to seeing a vibrant Vitality Stadium.

“We’ve brought six new faces into the first-team playing squad, work has started on our new training facility and we’ve made some initial adjustments to Vitality Stadium.

“All of this is to ensure we develop further as a club and that you as supporters get the most out of your experience when with us on a matchday.

“The support you provide our team will be an important factor as we aim to remain outside the relegation zone come the end of May.”

Discussing work on the training ground, Foley added: “The facility at Canford will be an incredible place, inspiring the next generation while becoming a major attraction in itself for our recruitment of top talent.

“We will be sure to keep you updated on the construction, as I believe it to be such an important step for our future.”