Bournemouth have rejected an approach from Arsenal for Alex Scott.
The south coast club insist the midfielder is not for sale and intend to offer a new contract.
Arsenal have a number of options they are pursuing to bolster their midfield.
An offer has already been rejected for Bruno Guimaraes at Newcastle United and, as Daily Mail Sport reported, they intend to make another.
Arsenal have had a first approach for Alex Scott swiftly rebuffed by Bournemouth this summer
Sandro Tonali is also on their list but Tottenham are working hard to convince the Italian to join them instead.
West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes and Lille’s Ayyoub Bouaddi have also been discussed by Arsenal but there is plenty of competition.
Manchester United and Tottenham are the main runners for Fernandes so far.
United, Spurs and Chelsea are also interested in 22-year-old Scott who is valued close to £80m.
