Bournemouth stand firm over Alex Scott
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AFC Bournemouth Daily News Roundup
Chelsea are preparing a late move for Alex Scott after a £64m bid was rejected, but Bournemouth insist the midfielder is not for sale. Elsewhere, left-back Julio Soler was lined up by Sporting as a Plan B option.
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Chelsea are ready to test Bournemouth’s resolve with a late Alex Scott bid after a £64m offer was rejected, but the Cherries insist the midfielder is not for sale.
Sporting had Bournemouth left-back Julio Soler as Plan B after Moncef Zekri. Soler, previously linked with Ajax and River Plate, remains on the fringes at the Cherries.
