‘Real deal’ – Chelsea urged to sign Alex Scott ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool
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| Sports reporter Published October 8, 2026 12:01pm Updated October 8, 2026 12:05pm Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso (Picture: Getty) Glen Johnson believes Alex Scott could be the ‘real deal’ but warned Chelsea about moving too quickly to sign the talented England midfielder. Scott was the subject of intense speculation over the summer, with Arsenal and Chelsea both seeing approaches for the midfielder rejected by Bournemouth.
The Cherries maintain that they will not entertain any bids for Scott in January, and have slapped an £80million valuation on the young midfielder, who Liverpool are also said to be keeping tabs on. But former Blues defender Johnson believes Chelsea shouldn’t be itching to sign Scott, and should instead let him develop further before trying to lure him to Stamford Bridge. ‘When I’ve seen him play, he looks likely to be the real deal,’ Johnson told football.london.
Alex Scott impressed for England against Czechia and Croatia (Picture: Getty) ‘Obviously, there’s still a lot of question marks. ‘You know, we’ve seen loads and loads of players have a flash in the pan and then fall away, which I hope isn’t the case for him. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. ‘But there’s definitely a lot more to prove and a lot more to show than saying, ‘he’s our man, go get him already’.’ Chelsea failed to replace Enzo Fernandez this summer (Picture: Getty) But while Johnson believes Chelsea shouldn’t be in a rush to sign Scott, former Blues midfielder Gus Poyet is clear that the club’s current options in the middle of the park are a real problem for Xabi Alonso. ‘The biggest problem of Chelsea is their two central midfielders.’ Poyet told Metro via betting sites. ‘When you start the season thinking that you’re too holding midfielders ar going to be £100m Caicedo and £100m Enzo Fernandez, and then all of a sudden one is injured and the other one is gone, then you have a problem. ‘And I think that those two central midfielder positions is the balance between the team attacking well and defending well, and it’s been struggling there. ‘It’s been Reece James who’s been playing there, Lavia and Barco who’s been playing there, but you don’t have those two proper Keane or Vieira type. ‘So there is a situation that you need that kind of unity, and Chelsea without those main key players has been very difficult.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page.