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Chelsea have received encouragement in their pursuit of Alex Scott after the midfielder rejected a new contract offer from Bournemouth.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Blues remain among the leading clubs interested in Scott, alongside Arsenal and Manchester United.<\/p>\n Sky Sports reports\u00a0that the 22-year-old has turned down Bournemouth\u2019s proposal. The Cherries remain adamant that he is not for sale, despite his current contract having only two years left to run.<\/p>\n Chelsea have not submitted a formal offer, but Scott\u2019s contract decision could place pressure on Bournemouth if extension talks remain stalled.<\/p>\n Scott has emerged as one of the Premier League\u2019s most highly rated young midfielders following an impressive season on the south coast.<\/p>\n Chelsea have tracked the former Bristol City player for several months. ReadChelsea previously reported that\u00a0Bournemouth had offered Scott a new contract\u00a0in an attempt to protect his value and end speculation over a summer departure.<\/p>\n Arsenal and Manchester United have already made initial enquiries, while Chelsea are also believed to remain among the frontrunners. Bournemouth have rejected previous approaches and could demand a fee approaching \u00a380million.<\/p>\n Scott\u2019s ability to carry possession and operate in several midfield roles may appeal to Xabi Alonso. Chelsea sold Andrey Santos to Manchester United earlier this month, although Mois\u00e9s Caicedo and Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez remain central to Alonso\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n The midfielder\u2019s refusal to extend his stay gives interested clubs greater encouragement. However, Bournemouth can still retain Scott for another season without facing immediate pressure to sell.<\/p>\n Chelsea must now decide whether to formalise their interest or allow Arsenal and United to make the first move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chelsea have received encouragement in their pursuit of Alex Scott after the midfielder rejected a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Chelsea remain in Alex Scott transfer race<\/h2>\n