Tottenham Hotspur supporters thought that signing Bournemouth center midfielder Alex Scott would be an easy fix this summer transfer window. Scott is a Tottenham fan since childhood and has made no secret of that, often posting on social media in support of the club and following players at the club, making it clear that he would ultimately want to join Spurs.
And because Scott plays for Bournemouth, who are still seen as more of a mid level club despite their success in recent years under Andoni Iraola, Spurs supporters were optimstic that Scott would be an affordable, relatively young midfield upgrade over someone like, say, the departing Yves Bissouma to be in a key rotational role.
Well, Bournemouth are on the verge of locking Alex Scott down to a new contract that includes an expensive 80 million pound release clause, which means that Scott would cost even more than the striker Tottenham Hotspur signed from them in 2024 after his most prolific season - and Dominic Solanke has proven to be nowhere close to worth that kind of money.
Even Alex Scott is unaffordable
Tottenham are starting to realize that there is no such thing as an easy transfer. Once a player is established as a quality starter in the Premier League and is even under the age of 28, they are going to be very expensive, regardless of whether or not they are actually world class.
it is a sort of finder's fee. Bournemouth found Scott, took on the risk of believing in him and developing him when he was relatively unknown or otherwise uncertain, and now that he is a good player, they are reaping the rewards.
Nevermind that Scott only has about average technical quality and is probably never going to be one of the best midfielders in the Premier League. "Very good" is good enough in this day and age for an overachieving club heading to the Europa League like Bournemouth to slap an insane price tag on a player that basically says "buzz off" to all competition.
Tottenham have more fans and are a bigger club in terms of finances, prestige and history, but Bournemouth have been better over the last two seasons now. Spurs do not have the leverage they did because their sporting side is out of whack, and, thus, Spurs are faced with a reality that in a richer Premier League, signing talent that is already established is very, very expensive to the point of gross inflation.
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