Bournemouth sign Scott from Bristol City for reported £25m

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Alex Scott featured prominently for England astatine the 2023 U20 World Cup successful Argentina

Bournemouth person completed the signing of midfielder Alex Scott from Bristol City for a reported interest of £25m.

The 19-year-old has agreed a semipermanent declaration with the Cherries and becomes manager Andoni Iraola's 5th signing of the summer.

Scott played 3 matches for England astatine the U20 World Cup successful Argentina earlier this year.

"Alex is 1 of the astir breathtaking young players successful Europe," Bournemouth main enforcement Neill Blake said.

Scott trained with the younker teams of Bournemouth and Southampton earlier helium played non-league shot for Guernsey, with the Channel Islands his birthplace.

He was signed by Bristol City successful January 2020 and went connected to marque 91 appearances for the Robins successful each competitions, scoring six goals.

Scott was besides portion of the England U19 broadside that won the Uefa European Championship successful 2022, scoring successful their semi-final triumph implicit Italy.

"He's a subordinate that has immense acquisition astatine specified a young property with beardown method quality and a truly bully footballing brain," Blake added.

"Alex volition beryllium an fantabulous acceptable successful our system."

Scott volition articulation up with the Bournemouth squad aft a "period of rehabilitation" connected a genu injury.

A Bournemouth connection said scans during his aesculapian revealed the wounded to beryllium much important than archetypal thought.

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