‘They like him a lot’: Insider verifies surprise Man Utd interest in player who won MOTM away to Arsenal this season

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Manchester United is reportedly interested in Bournemouth's Alex Scott, who was named Player of the Match for his performance against Arsenal. This interest comes as the summer transfer window approaches.

‘They like him a lot’: Insider verifies surprise Man Utd interest in player who won MOTM away to Arsenal this season

Manchester United have reportedly shortlisted Bournemouth starlet Alex Scott ahead of the summer window.

It comes after the young talent earned the Player of the Match award following his match-winning display away to Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.

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United sizing up move for coveted Alex Scott

The Cherries won a jam-packed race for then-19-year-old Scott back in 2023 when signing him from Bristol City for a reported £25 million.

Although the starlet had been touted for a top-six move, he opted for a switch to the Vitality Stadium instead, where he has since been able to play a regular first-team role and gain crucial top-flight experience under the highly-regarded Andoni Iraola.

Originally, he was utilised as an off-the-bench option while he found his feet in the Premier League, as well as nursed some unfortunate and lengthy injury setbacks.

Now, however, he has been an influential cog at the heart of Iraola’s high-flying team, having started 29 times this season and racked up 2,410 minutes of action.

How Scott fared in his last outing

Such continued stellar showings have, to Bournemouth’s dismay, led to Scott again being at the centre of transfer speculation – even more so since he provided a late dagger in North London to dent Arsenal’s title hopes over the weekend.

Clever build-up play from the Cherries culminated with Scott finding himself with acres of space around Arsenal’s box to convert a well-taken effort past David Raya, sealing a 2-1 win on the road and extending his side’s unbeaten record to 12 matches.

Post-match, one Tottenham Hotspur fan told club expert Paul O’Keefe that he’d like to see Spurs pursue the Bournemouth whiz in the coming months, to which O’Keefe replied: “Man Utd want him”.

Further, he added: “They like him a lot”.

While unlikely to play a part in where he wants to ply his trade, it’s worth noting that Scott’s stepsister, Maya Le Tissier, is captain of United Women, and it goes without saying that the family would likely relish the opportunity of having both players around the same area.