Alex Scott: Bournemouth midfielder withdraws from England duty and could miss 'several weeks' with tendon injury

Alex Scott is withdrawing from the England squad after picking up a tendon injury in the 7-0 win over Croatia.

Sky Sports News understands Scott is set to return to Bournemouth for further assessment to discover the full extent of the injury.

Initial indications suggest he could be missing for several weeks, although further scans are planned.

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Scott's grandfather died while he was away with England during this international break, but he decided to stay and play in honour of a man he was very close to.

It is understood his grandfather was one of his biggest fans and closest supporters throughout his football career.

Scott impressed on his first England start in Rijeka and drew praise from head coach Thomas Tuchel, linking up well with Elliot Anderson, with whom he won the U21 Euros in 2025.

The midfielder asked to come off in the second half after feeling pain and has been for a scan to identify the issue.

Sky Sports News reported Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea were interested in signing Scott this summer, but Bournemouth remained adamant he was not for sale and were under no pressure to sell, with two years remaining on his contract.

Scott has turned down a new deal at the club amid strong interest from other clubs in the Premier League.

Bournemouth play Chelsea in their first game after the international break at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Konsa returns to Arsenal after leaving England camp

Ezri Konsa has also returned to Arsenal after being ruled out of England's final game of the international break with the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

Konsa has been struggling with a slight muscle injury during the international break which forced him to miss training last week.

He returned to play the full 90 minutes in England's 7-0 win over Croatia on Saturday night but will now play no further part in the Three Lions' lengthy international camp.

He will head to Arsenal for further assessment on his fitness.

Arsenal return to Premier League action on Saturday as Leeds are the visitors to the Emirates Stadium at 12.30pm.

Arsenal were also given a triple injury boost in defence over the international break with Ben White, Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera all seen in training.

White and Mosquera picked up injuries before the international break but are in line to be fit again once the Premier League resumes.

Tuchel: Scott is the complete package

Speaking after the 7-0 win against Croatia, Tuchel praised the Bournemouth midfielder and labelled him the "complete package" after playing 70 minutes during the victory.

Scott made his first start for the Three Lions and shone in only his second appearance for his country.

"First start and what a start and what a performance. He's just like so smooth at the moment on the ball. Decision-making is on the highest level," Tuchel said.

"He plays with so much confidence and he's so active, so confident and the work rate off the ball is just the complete package at the moment.

"He gave us a lot of mobility, a lot of variety, and a lot of work rate in the centre of the pitch together with Elliot [Anderson]."

The key games Scott will miss for Bournemouth

• October 10: Chelsea (a) - Premier League
• October 15: Sturm Graz (h) - Europa League
• October 18: Sunderland (h) - Premier League, live on Sky Sports
• October 22: AC Milan (h) - Europa League
• October 25: Man Utd (a) - Premier League, live on Sky Sports
• October 28: Aston Villa (h) - Carabao Cup, live on Sky Sports
• October 31: Leeds (h) - Premier League

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