"It’s an injury from a muscle, and we’ll do pictures [scans] in some days again. But we’re going to miss him, for sure, for four or five weeks," Marco Rose told metro.co.uk. That injury has put Alex Scott back into the middle of the January conversation, with Bournemouth now open to a sale only if the terms suit them.
Bournemouth's stance on Scott
The change is real, but it is not a simple sell-at-any-price move. Bournemouth are open to selling Scott in January, yet they may keep him if they are struggling towards the bottom of the Premier League table.
That caution fits their position. They are 18th with 3 points from 6 games, and they have already conceded 13 league goals. Scott has still been involved this season, with 5 Premier League appearances and 453 minutes, so this is not a fringe-player decision.
Price, interest and the January decision
The money being discussed is the other part of this. Bournemouth rejected Chelsea's initial £60m bid rising to £64m in add-ons, and they are also being linked with Liverpool. Other reports have pushed Bournemouth's asking price to about £100 million, while some estimates around Scott's broader market value have sat closer to €50 million.
That gap explains why the club is not rushing. Scott joined from Bristol City in 2023 for £25m and his contract runs until 2028, so Bournemouth still hold the stronger hand if a January bid comes in. The injury may slow the market, but the final call will still turn on price and where Bournemouth stand in the table when the window opens.
Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 4 outlets. How we work →
