Not for sale: Bournemouth shun Arsenal enquiry for midfielder

Arsenal have suffered a blow in their enquiry for Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott as the club stated he is not up for sale

Arsenal since winning the Premier League title last season have been on the search for new players to bolster their squad ahead of the next campaign.

One of the areas the Gunners want to strengthen is their central midfield, with 22-year-old Scott understood to be one of their targets.

Aside from the North London club, Scott has also attracted serious interest from other Premier League clubs, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea.

But Bournemouth have expressed their intention to keep the former Bristol City player and are keen to extend his current contract, which has two years left to run.

Arsenal are also reported to have explored moves for Newcastle pair Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali in their search for a new midfielder.

However, a move for Guimaraes is currently rated more likely with Tonali’s price believed to be a stumbling block.

Also the Gunners’ rivals Tottenham are advancing in their bid for a move for Tonali and are growing in confidence of securing a move for the Italy midfielder.

West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes and Lille’s Ayyoub Bouaddi have also been monitored by Arsenal.