🚨🔵 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Chelsea increasingly confident of signing Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott in January.

Scott is Chelsea’s top target after Enzo Fernandez’s left for Manchester City on deadline day over the summer.

Bournemouth want £100m+ and Xabi Alonso’s side are already in fresh talks having made multiple bids over the summer.

Liverpool also hold an interest in Scott, but have less urgency to add a midfielder in January. Monaco's Lamine Camara, who Chelsea failed to sign on deadline day, and Roma's Manu Kone are two other targets. 🍒

🔗 Alex Crook / Ben Jacobs - talkSPORT

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🇪🇸🎙 Xabi Alonso's Full Pre-Liverpool Press Conference:

🔵Xabi Alonso on Harry Kane winning Ballon d'Or: "Congratulations to Harry. For sure, he's a player that is different class. Harry deserves it, especially the last years, he got better and better. He's having a great impact in Germany and the national team. Fair enough."

🔵Xabi Alonso Joao on Pedro injury latest: "He has an injury of his thigh and is going to be out for a few weeks. Let's see how many. He's not ready for the next games. He's a key player. We will miss him. But we have to be ready to deal with the injury and be competitive and win games with the players we have available, starting tomorrow with Liverpool. This is the situation."

🔵Xabi Alonso on dealing with Joao Pedro's injury: "Yeah, for sure. This is why you build a squad. For sure, some players are important but this can happen."

🔵Xabi Alonso on regrets in Spurs defeat: "Yeah, we were not happy with the result or the performance. We have moved on and now the focus is on Liverpool."

🔵Xabi Alonso on if Welbeck and Estevao are involved tomorrow: "They are in the squad."

🔵Xabi Alonso on why didn't Estevao and Welbeck start vs Spurs: "I assess all the options we have, what we have been preparing all the week, to choose the best team for each game. That was the case on Saturday and that is the case tomorrow."

🔵Xabi Alonso on Chavarria and Emegha: "Emegha is in the squad."

🔵Xabi Alonso on Emegha: "For sure, it's important we have him available. He's been training for the last 10 days in a good way to allow him to build up his fitness. Maybe tomorrow he has the chance to play."

🔵Xabi Alonso on how has Palmer reacted to sending off: "We spoke. He knows the mistake he made. It's things he can avoid. Let's hope it's not going to be repeated. He's mature. It was a mistake."

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🗣Italian journalist Sandro Sabatini has revealed that Chelsea contacted Napoli last week to appreciate their handling of Benoit Badiashile:

“Last week, Chelsea called Napoli to congratulate them on their management of Badiashile. He’s a strong player; I wasn’t expecting that.”

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