Chelsea transfer news: Blues made 'last-gasp' effort to sign Bournemouth star

Chelsea reportedly made a last-gasp effort to motion AFC Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott connected transportation deadline day.

In a frantic transportation window, Premier League clubs spent £3.4bn connected caller signings, with Chelsea playing a large relation successful driving up that figure.

The Blues spent £351m connected caller players, 2nd lone to Manchester City, who acceptable a caller nine grounds with £458m successful spending contempt generating astir £300m done subordinate sales.

Chelsea besides sold players worthy £451m, a caller British record, including the deadline-day departure of Enzo Fernandez, who joined Manchester City for a reported £125m.

Chelsea made precocious effort to motion Alex Scott? 

The Blues were looking to bring successful a replacement for Fernandez and had been pursuing Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara.

According to The Mirror, Chelsea made a last-gasp effort to motion Scott aft Bournemouth rejected an connection worthy astir £64m earlier this summer.

Scott joined the Cherries successful 2023 and has made 91 appearances for the club, scoring 7 goals.

The 23-year-old has 2 years remaining connected his existent contract, but Bournemouth were adamant that they would not merchantability their prized plus this summer.

Scott has besides turned down a caller declaration astatine the Vitality Stadium, perchance opening the doorway for a determination adjacent summer, with Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United among the clubs who could beryllium interested.

How Chelsea missed retired connected Lamine Camara 

Chelsea yet reached a £47.1m statement for Camara connected deadline time aft having 2 erstwhile bids rejected by Monaco.

The 22-year-old completed a aesculapian successful France earlier connected Tuesday evening aft Monaco yet lowered their asking price.

However, Chelsea were near furious aft Monaco informed them successful penning that the woody for Camara would not spell ahead.

Monaco's determination was influenced by Everton's projected determination for Folarin Balogun, but the United States planetary yet did not implicit his determination to Merseyside aft a precocious alteration of heart.