Chelsea are reportedly considering submitting a new and improved proposal for Alex Scott, according to Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg.
It comes after the London outfit had a £64 million bid rejected by Bournemouth, who remain adamant that their star midfielder is off-limits this summer.
🚨🆕 Understand Chelsea remain very interested in Alex Scott and are considering submitting a new bid.
Chelsea’s opening offer of £64 million was rejected by Bournemouth, who are determined to keep the 22 y/o midfielder. Following @talkSPORT. Confirmed. #CFC
More teams keen on… pic.twitter.com/MtCcalUAv0
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 26, 2026
Alex Scott: The state of play after failed Chelsea bid
Scott is tied to the Vitality Stadium until June 2028, so Bournemouth areunder no pressing need to sell.
However, the 22-year-old, hailed as an ‘unbelievable player’ by Pep Guardiola, has rejected two offers to extend his contract, which will undoubtedly be making the Cherries board start to sweat.
Now – before he enters the penultimate year of his deal – would be the best time to secure the highest possible fee for Scott’s signature, especially when Premier League sides are sniffing around trying to prise him from the club.
Appearances Starts Goal contributions Minutes played
80 53 6 4,621
Scott’s complete PL record, courtesy of Transfermarkt
Although you can understand Bournemouth considering him untouchable, the prospect of losing him for nothing will be unthinkable given the price he could command.
Scott would add to Michael Carrick’s Premier League-proven midfield
United have placed Scott on a shortlist with a handful of alternative names to become the third midfield signing at Old Trafford, following in the footsteps of Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans – both of whom joined from Premier League clubs.
Along with the England youngster, the likes of Aurelien Tchouameni, Carlos Baleba and Eduardo Camavinga are all under consideration.
"Two of their top targets right now" 🗣️
Aurelien Tchouameni and Alex Scott remain high on Manchester United’s target list for a new midfielder 🔴 pic.twitter.com/e9JR87OLgf
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 3, 2026
An agreement for Tchouameni currently seems as though it would be the most difficult to facilitate, but that could well change pretty swiftly if Real Madrid manage to strike a deal for first-choice midfield target Rodri.
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Isabel, 25, is a football writer who has previously gained experience in the industry as the editor of Stretty News, along with work on Caught Offside, Last Word on Football and Give Me Sport. She is now the editor of UtdReport.
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