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Manchester United\u2019s plans to revamp their engine room this summer have proven to be a tougher task than first envisaged.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils were priced out of moves for Elliot Anderson and Sandro Tonali, before Tottenham Hotspur hijacked their deal for Mateus Fernandes. Ederson\u2019s failed medical only added to the panic among the fanbase.<\/p>\n
INEOS did not let these setbacks deter them, as they swiftly completed moves for Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans.<\/p>\n
But Michael Carrick had made it clear that he wanted three new additions, but their desired defensive midfielder profile has remained elusive.<\/p>\n
Alex Scott remains on top of United\u2019s wishlist<\/h5>\n
The 20-time English league champions would love to sign Carlos Baleba, but Brighton & Hove Albion\u2019s asking price remains a worry.<\/p>\n
Manu Kone has emerged as a target, but Liverpool are threatening to derail the pursuit. In addition, it is well known that the co-owners would prefer a Premier League-proven option.<\/p>\n
This is where Alex Scott comes in. The Bournemouth ace is high on United\u2019s wishlist, and a move would have materialised by now if not for the Cherries\u2019 asking price.<\/p>\n
TalkSPORT have now revealed that Chelsea tried to hijack the deal and offered Bournemouth \u00a364 million for their midfield talisman.<\/p>\n
Chelsea\u2019s \u00a364m bid for Alex Scott rejected<\/h5>\n
The team from the Vitality Stadium have turned down that offer and have claimed that they will not sell the Englishman.<\/p>\n
It has been reported before that Alex Scott is valued at \u00a380 million, and no bid below that amount will be entertained, despite the former Bristol City ace rejecting contract extension talks.<\/p>\n
\u201cBournemouth have rejected a bid of \u00a364million from Chelsea for Alex Scott, talkSPORT understands.<\/p>\n
\u201cScott, who is also being targeted by Arsenal and Manchester United, has turned down the offer of a new contract at the Vitality Stadium.<\/p>\n
United need to act soon<\/h5>\n
\u201cBournemouth\u2019s stance remains that they expect him to be their player next season even without signing a new deal, although they are believed to value him at \u00a380m.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whether United use this as fuel to launch their own bid remains to be seen. But it has been relayed by The Peoples Person<\/em> that player sales are needed before any marquee addition.<\/p>\n Otherwise, fans will have to make do with a low-cost alternative. Time is running out fast and INEOS had better act soon.<\/p>\n Feature image Ryan Pierse via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 7 Manchester United\u2019s plans to revamp their engine room this summer have proven to be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19825","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\/19825","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=19825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/affiliate-christmas-campaign-25-1500x300-en-uk-min.png\")
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