Bournemouth has drawn a line in the sand. The south-coast club has told every interested Premier League side the same thing: Alex Scott is not moving this summer, at any price.
That message has now been delivered to some of English football’s biggest clubs. Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Manchester City have all been rebuffed, with Bournemouth making clear their 22-year-old midfielder is central to their plans going forward.
The bids that went nowhere
Manchester United’s approach was the most concrete of the lot. The club submitted a £59M bid for Scott, which Bournemouth rejected outright.
Arsenal’s interest arrived around June 29, though it never escalated beyond an enquiry. Bournemouth shut that down too, before it could develop into anything resembling a formal offer.
