Liverpool in strong position to beat Chelsea to surprise potential £100m January signing

The Spanish tactician worked well with Scott when he was Bournemouth manager, and one imagines there’d be a willingness to be reunited at Anfield.

Liverpool also look like they could do with something a bit different in midfield, with Scott perhaps an ideal upgrade on Alexis Mac Allister.

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Chelsea need Alex Scott

The BBC report notes that Chelsea had a bid rejected for Scott in the summer, so they’ll surely be back in for him when the opportunity arises.

We’ve previously revealed that CFC are keen on either Scott or on Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, so it will be interesting to see who ends up being the priority.

Either of them, however, would likely go down well with the club’s fans as a much-needed replacement for Enzo Fernandez, who left late on in the summer without a new midfielder coming in.