Midfielder Toumani Diagouraga has signed a four-year deal at Peterborough.

"I would have liked Diagouraga to be here with us next season, and John Trewick (Hereford boss) felt the same so we would not have sold. I think the crux of the matter is that Toumani wanted to leave," Bulls chairman Graham Turner told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"He has done very well for us over a two year period, one season on loan from Watford and the second season as a Hereford player.

"He still had two years to run on his contract, but there was that clause in there that allowed him to talk to other clubs.

"In this day and age there are not too many buying clubs at our level, so we have to look at that and think well, it's not been bad business."