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CHRIS MEPHAM believes Wales teammate David Brooks can flourish at the top level after beating cancer.

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Brooks (left) was diagnosed with stage-two Hodgkin lymphoma in October 2021 and underwent intensive treatment before announcing in May 2022 that he was cancer-free. The forward did not play for Bournemouth for 18 months after the illness.

And he spent the second half of the 2023-24 season on loan at Southampton.