West Ham and Crystal Palace interested in Alex Scott transfer as Bristol City slap £20m price tag on 20-year-old

WHIZKID Alex Scott has had a £20million price tag slapped on his head by Bristol City.

Many pundits were surprised when the England Under-20 midfielder did not move last month.

Alex Scott has had a £20m price tag slapped on his head by Bristol CityRex

Crystal Palace and West Ham are among those who recently checked on 19-year-old Scott.

But neither are likely to go close to the Robins’ valuation in the summer window.

Bristol welcomed the signing of Anis Mehmeti from Wycombe in January on a three-and-a-half year deal.

And despite the Premier League interest for Scott, the midfielder is looking forward to partnering with Mehmeti.

Scott said: “He’s a special player from what I’ve seen.

“I think even on the first day when he came in and we saw a bit of each other in ourselves in the way we dribble.

“We’re very similar, I think he’s a lot more direct. He will dribble at you and make you look silly.

“Obviously, his finishing is ridiculous and that’s definitely to come. The fans can be excited by that.

“He’s a great lad off the pitch and in the past few days we’re building a good relationship together and that will only help us on the pitch.

“I think we’ve got that bit of respect to try stuff on the pitch together.

“He’s an exciting player who the fans are obviously going to enjoy watching.”

Anis Mehmeti signed for Bristol CityRex