{"id":22512,"date":"2026-07-29T04:44:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22512"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:44:32","slug":"chelsea-favourites-to-sign-man-utd-midfield-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22512","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea favourites to sign Man Utd midfield target"},"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 28, 2026 21:36 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=\"Alex Scott news\" alt=\"Alex Scott news\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p><figcaption><em itemprop=\"articleSection\">Chelsea tipped to land Scott<\/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 are the frontrunners to land Bournemouth midfielder <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Alex Scott<\/span><\/span>  amid interest from Manchester United, according to The Athletic.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- responsive_ad --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; padding-top:10px\">\n<p>The England international has emerged as a top target for multiple Premier League teams, but the Blues have the upper hand at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have already had an opening bid worth\u00a0\u00a364m turned down, and reports claim a renewed approach could be made very soon.<\/p>\n<p>United are also long-term admirers of the 22-year-old, but they are unlikely to afford him, having already signed two midfielders in <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Youri Tielemans<\/span><\/span>  and <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Andrey Santos<\/span><\/span>  this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils don&#8217;t want to spend over the odds for a third midfield signing and are therefore unlikely to make an official bid for Scott.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are in pole position to land the England youth international, but the big question remains whether the Cherries will sanction his sale.<\/p>\n<p>They have repeatedly said that Scott won&#8217;t be sold this summer, but could eventually do so with his contract expiring in June 2028.<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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