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Harrison Armstrong in 'interesting' Everton exit twist amid £100m development at Chelsea
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Chelsea are the latest side to show an interest in signing Harrison Armstrong from Everton.
The young midfielder looked set to join Nottingham Forest in the summer, only for a fan revolt to put an end to that transfer.
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A £35million agreement was in place that would have seen Armstrong, underutilised by David Moyes last season, move to Forest.
Moyes has now seen in the 19-year-old what Everton fans do, having started him in all nine Premier League games so far this term.
While Everton fans got their wish in the most recent transfer window, Armstrong will inevitably continue to be linked with a move away.
And it appears Chelsea are one of the clubs who are becoming a little more serious about signing the England Under-21s international.
What's been reported on Chelsea's interest in Harrison Armstrong?
Chelsea continue to be linked with Jarrad Branthwaite , but he is not the only Everton player on their radar.
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The two-time world champions, who lifted that crown in 2021 and 2025, are in the market for a new midfielder.
According to Chelsea writer and podcaster Si Phillips, who has close to 500,000 followers on X and specialises in transfer news, Armstrong is one of four midfielders the Blues are looking at.
Speaking on his Si Phillips Talks Chelsea podcast on Monday, he said via "top sources" that Arsenal's Miles Lewis-Skelly, Newcastle United's Lewis Miley and Josh King of Fulham are the others being looked at.
"This is info I was given over the weekend," Phillips said. "They are doing intense scouting on four players they're looking at. There are some interesting names in the list.
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Phillips added that Armstrong "has a lot of clubs watching him" beyond just Chelsea.
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A separate report via TEAMtalk suggests Chelsea are prepared to pay £100m for Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott next year.
Scott is a brilliant player, and is ahead of Armstrong in terms of stature right now, but Everton could also have a £100m talent on their hands.
Armstrong still has plenty of learning to do, but he does not look out of place as a first-team regular and will only improve.
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The fact Forest were willing to pay £35m in the summer, based on far fewer viewings of Armstrong at that stage, says it all.
Everton should not consider selling anytime soon, but when they do, the fee will hopefully be in the same region as the one quoted for Scott.
