Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal could stage epic bidding war for uncapped £80m-rated England star

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Manchester United could face stiff competition to sign Alex Scott from Bournemouth this summer.Chelsea and Arsenal are also keen on the midfielder, potentially teeing up a three-way tussle between the Premier League heavyweights.Scott was named Bournemouth Supporters’ Player of the Year for the 2025/26 seasonGettyScott has also been touted for a move to Liverpool, now managed by his former Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola.What next for Scott after standout season?The 22-year-old played a key part in Bournemouth’s 2025/26 season as the Cherries clinched European qualification for the first time in their history.And an impressive campaign culminated in him being invited to join England’s pre-World Cup training camp in Florida earlier this month.No doubt U21 European champion Scott will have his sights set on a senior England debut in the very near future – but will he still be a Bournemouth player come then?As reported by talkSPORT’s Ben Jacobs in Saturday’s episode of The Window, Bournemouth are set to discuss Scott’s future as Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal aim to lure him away from the Vitality Stadium.The ex-Bristol City man has made 89 appearances for the Cherries since arriving three years ago in a deal thought to be worth around £25m.Having represented Southampton and Bournemouth at youth level, Scott joined Guernsey FC in 2019.Born on the Channel Islands, Scott received his first senior England call-up for last November’s World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania.While he didn’t make it onto the pitch in either of those games, he described the experience as a dream come true.“I’m over the moon,” Scott said. “It is everything I dreamed for back then [while playing for Guernsey FC].Scott scored the winning goal in Bournemouth’s 2-1 victory away to Arsenal in AprilGetty“Six years ago, I was playing non-League football and I wasn’t even sure if I was going to make it as a football player, so to now be in the England senior team is a dream come true.”Bournemouth slap hefty price tag on star manScott’s current deal at Bournemouth is set to expire at the end of the 2027/28 season.As reported by talkSPORT earlier this week, the Cherries value their star midfielder at £80m.Scott missed just one of the Cherries’ 38 Premier League matches last term, scoring three goals.As well as being keen on Scott, Man United have held formal talks about the signing of another midfielder, West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes.A deal Fernandes could also cost the 13-time Premier League champions in the region of £80m.