{"id":20788,"date":"2026-07-24T04:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20788"},"modified":"2026-07-24T04:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:46:26","slug":"man-utd-make-transfer-decision-on-alex-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20788","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd make transfer decision on Alex Scott"},"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>Manchester United news<\/h6>\n<p class=\"articletimestamp\">July 23, 2026 19:38 GMT (UK), by <!-- Author Start -->Sri Aswin<!-- Author End -->\n<\/p>\n<h6>View Man Utd 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=\"Man Utd make transfer decision on Alex Scott\" alt=\"Man Utd make transfer decision on Alex Scott\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p><figcaption><em itemprop=\"articleSection\">Man Utd end Scott pursuit<\/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>Manchester United have decided against pursuing a deal for Chelsea target <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Alex Scott<\/span><\/span>  during the summer transfer window, according to The Mirror.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- responsive_ad --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; padding-top:10px\">\n<p>The Red Devils have already recruited <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Andrey Santos<\/span><\/span>  and <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Youri Tielemans<\/span><\/span>  as new midfielders and are aiming to land another in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth&#8217;s Scott has been on their wishlist for some time, but The Mirror claim that the hierarchy have decided against following up with a formal approach.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman is valued at over\u00a0\u00a370 million by the Cherries, and United have no desire to meet the valuation for the former Bristol City man.<\/p>\n<p>The news could be a huge boost for Chelsea in particular. 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