Chelsea confident of beating Liverpool to £100m signing

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Chelsea are increasingly confident of beating Liverpool to the signing of a £100m player ahead of the January transfer window Liverpool host Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup fourth round, with kick-off at 8pm.Fresh reports from journalist Ben Jacobs link both clubs with the same midfielder.Xabi Alonso returns to Anfield for the first time as Chelsea manager. He comes back to his former side, having beaten Leeds United 6-3 in the previous round.Liverpool reached this stage with a 3-1 win over Tottenham.Andoni Iraola’s have won four games in a row, most recently a 2-0 home win over Brighton.Chelsea arrive after a 2-0 home defeat by Tottenham on Saturday, in which Cole Palmer was sent off, and is suspended for this fixture, while Emiliano Martinez and Reece James are also out.Away from the pitch, Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott is a shared target.The 23-year-old recently won his first two England caps, and Liverpool head coach Iraola previously worked with him at Bournemouth.According to Jacobs, Chelsea are increasingly confident of signing Scott in January.Scott is Chelsea’s top target after Enzo Fernandez left for Manchester City on deadline day over the summer.

Chelsea failed to replace him before the window closed.Bournemouth want £100m or more for Scott. Chelsea made multiple bids over the summer, including a £64m offer that failed, and Alonso’s side are already in fresh talks.Bournemouth’s position has shifted.

Reports in September stated that the club would not entertain a mid-season sale, but it has since been reported that Bournemouth will listen to January offers above £100m.Jacobs has said Scott’s injury gave all parties the chance to talk away from the match cycle, and that Bournemouth changed their mind about selling mid-season.Jacobs posted: “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.”Scott is under contract until 2028 and has so far resisted offers to extend.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 (@JacobsBen) October 27, 2026 Support DaveOCKOP and enjoy the site completely ad-free.