Jamie Carragher tips Andoni Iraola to sign ‘wonderful’ Chelsea transfer target for Liverpool
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Throughout the summer transfer window, Scott’s future was the subject of intense speculation in the media, with the Premier League’s elite closely monitoring his progress for some time. Scott has enjoyed an impressive start to the new season (Picture: Hunt/ProSports/Shutterstock) The midfielder was called up by England on Friday (Picture: Getty) Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the clash, ex-Liverpool defender Carragher said of Scott: ‘I think he’s a wonderful player. ‘There was a lot of interest in him in the summer and because Liverpool have a former Bournemouth manager, you almost think: will there be a link or will there be a couple of players moving that way?
It will have been really good for him to get a goal in midweek because he probably hasn’t been himself at the start of the season. ‘There are some fantastic players here at Bournemouth.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Scott played his first match in Europe in midweek as Bournemouth kicked off their Europa League campaign with a 2-1 victory away to Real Sociedad ‘I think we did well in the end, secured the win, and yeah, I’m sure the fans are really happy,’ Scott told the BBC after Bournemouth’s win, in which he provided the assist for Rayan’s decisive 20th-minute effort. ‘It’s enjoyable. It’s still like that in the Premier League when I get to play that every week.
Scott shone in Bournemouth’s Europa League win over Sociedad (Picture: Getty) ‘Yesterday, I said to Rayan, “If I get the ball in that area and look up, just run back post and I’ll find you, like Everton last season”. ‘It was so weird how I said that to him yesterday and it literally happened as I said it. So a great goal from us and it was good to get a 2-0 lead.’ Iraola managed Scott at Bournemouth (Picture: PA) Just 24 hours after Bournemouth defeated Sociedad, Scott was named in Tuchel’s squad for England’s upcoming Nations League games against Spain, Croatia and the Czech Republic. ‘Alex Scott is a fantastic football player, a fantastic character, so humble,’ Tuchel told reporters when asked about his decision to call up Scott. ‘I think he is one of the best midfielders at the moment in the Premier League.