Arsenal’s Approach for Bournemouth Midfielder Alex Scott Rejected as Cherries Insist Star Is Not for Sale

Arsenal have asked about Alex Scott. Bournemouth’s answer was short. The midfielder is not for sale, and the club that has built its midfield around him does not intend to reopen that conversation in this window.

Scott’s season made the enquiry inevitable. He carries the ball through pressure, arrives in the box and gives a newly established Bournemouth side a player opponents plan for. Arsenal, champions of England, are shopping for exactly that profile. The Cherries would rather keep the player than fund someone else’s midfield.

Windows have a way of testing firm answers. For now the position is public: Scott stays on the south coast.