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title: "West Ham ‘firmly’ in mix for Alex Scott signing"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-alex-scott-transfer-rumours-latest/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2023-03-02T18:15:32Z"
modified: "2023-03-02T18:15:32Z"
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# West Ham ‘firmly’ in mix for Alex Scott signing

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) are now serious contenders for Bristol City sensation Alex Scott as they become ‘firmly’ in the mix.**

### The Lowdown: Hammers make transfer plans…

Despite their status as [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) relegation candidates, with rumours also having surrounded the position of manager[David Moyes](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/david-moyes/), it is believed West Ham chiefs are still making transfer plans behind-the-scenes.

There have been links to the likes of Lazio star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and West Ham are [believed](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/premier-league-sergej-milinkovic-savic-latest-transfer-rumours/) to have made an out-of-window offer to the player via his representative.

New targets are emerging consistently ahead of the summer with[The Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11807383/West-Ham-join-Newcastle-Tottenham-race-Bristol-Citys-Alex-Scott.html) now sharing news on Scott.

### The Latest: West Ham ‘firmly’ in Scott mix…

[According to their information](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11807383/West-Ham-join-Newcastle-Tottenham-race-Bristol-Citys-Alex-Scott.html), West Ham are ‘firmly’ in the mix to sign him this summer amid interest from a plethora of other top flight sides.

This comes after head of recruitment Rob Newman was sent to run the rule over Scott this week, specifically during Bristol City’s 3-0 defeat to Man City in the FA Cup.

[![West Ham latest news](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-david-moyes-premier-league-scaled-1.jpg)](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/west-ham-latest-news-6/)

### The Verdict: Very exciting player…

Scott is[rated highly](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11807383/West-Ham-join-Newcastle-Tottenham-race-Bristol-Citys-Alex-Scott.html) by both manager Nigel Pearson and Bristol chiefs.

The midfielder dazzled against City in midweek, prompting Pep Guardiola to call him an[‘unbelievable player’](https://twitter.com/MirrorFootball/status/1631209195092557825).

Such high praise from an elite boss like Guardiola should be plenty of evidence that Scott could be destined for stardom, as put by journalist [Henry Winter,](https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1630666157303668741) who claimed it is inevitable that the player makes a move to England’s top flight.

Scott is ‘[flourishing’](https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1630666157303668741) at Ashton Gate according to Winter, as evident by the fact he currently ranks among Pearson’s best-performing  players by average match rating ([WhoScored).](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/182/Show/England-Bristol-City)