{"id":19853,"date":"2026-07-22T02:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=19853"},"modified":"2026-07-22T02:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:17:08","slug":"chelsea-offered-to-pay-60m-for-bournemouth-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=19853","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea offered to pay \u00a360m for Bournemouth star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NewsArticle\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<h6>News<span> \u00bb <\/span>Premier League news<span> \u00bb <\/span>Chelsea news<\/h6>\n<p class=\"articletimestamp\">July 21, 2026 19:43 GMT (UK), by <!-- Author Start -->Sri Aswin<!-- Author End -->\n<\/p>\n<h6>View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets<\/h6>\n<div style=\"float:right\">\n<figure>\n<p class=\"article_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/imghold\/largestAlex_Scott.jpg\" title=\"Chelsea offered to pay \u00a360m for Bournemouth star\" alt=\"Chelsea offered to pay \u00a360m for Bournemouth star\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p><figcaption><em itemprop=\"articleSection\">Chelsea made Scott bid <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:18px; width:450px;\">\n<div style=\"display:inline; border:0px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:3px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/images\/football_transfer_centre.png\" title=\"Football Transfer Centre\" alt=\"Football Transfer Centre\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:16px\">\n<strong>Chelsea offered\u00a0\u00a360 million to sign Bournemouth midfielder <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Alex Scott<\/span><\/span>  earlier this month, according to journalist <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Ben Jacobs<\/span><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- responsive_ad --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; padding-top:10px\">\n<p>The Blues recently sold <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Andrey Santos<\/span><\/span>  to Manchester United, and it appears they are trying to land a possible replacement this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Scott is one of the top names on their radar, and Jacobs claims that the Blues offered to pay more than\u00a0\u00a360m to land the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Cherries immediately turned down the proposal, making it clear they don&#8217;t want to sell Scott at any price this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal and Manchester United have received a similar message, but Scott could still leave, having rejected a new deal beyond June 2028.<\/p>\n<p>It has been claimed previously that Bournemouth value him at around\u00a0\u00a380m and that could be a figure to tempt them to sell.<\/p>\n<p>Scott had a superb second half to the previous campaign with the Cherries and he looks poised to make his England debut later this year.<br \/><!-- Article End --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!-- newadv --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\nvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)(0);\nif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\njs = d.createElement(s); 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