Bournemouth issue response to Alex Scott interest as Arsenal and Man Utd circle

There is heavyweight interest in Alex Scott this summer, from the likes of Arsenal, Manchester Untied and Chelsea, but Bournemouth are remaining firm in their stance on the midfielder.

The 22-year-old moved to Bournemouth in 2023 from Bristol City and enjoyed a breakthrough season last time round.

Scott played 37 Premier League games over the campaign under Andoni Iraola and was very impressive in central midfield.

He made it into the England senior squad for the first time but is still yet to pick up a cap and missed out on a spot at the World Cup.

The Guernsey-born star is likely to win plenty of caps for the Three Lions in future, though, as his reputation continues to flourish.

However, Bournemouth are set on keeping hold of him this summer and will do their best to rebuff interest in him.

The BBC report that Arsenal have made an enquiry about his availability but the Cherries have insisted he is not for sale.

Scott has two years left on his current Bournemouth contract and the club is keen for him to extend his deal.

They hope this will ward off the ongoing interest from some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League, at least for now.

There had been reports that Scott would be available for around £60m this summer, if any of his suitors were prepared to pay that amount for him.

But as Bournemouth prepare for Europa League action, under new manager Marco Rose, they are keen to keep hold of their best players.

A huge amount of first team players have left the club over the last year, with Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez, Illia Zabarnyi and Dango Ouattara all leaving last summer and Antoine Semenyo following in January.

Marcos Senesi is the latest first choice player to leave, departing for Tottenham at the end of his contract this summer.

While Bournemouth will always be susceptible to big bids from Premier League giants, they intend to keep hold of Scott in this transfer window.