Bristol City asking price revealed for Spurs, Wolves, Leeds, Everton and Leicester transfer target

Bristol City's asking price for talented teenager Alex Scott has reportedly been set for the dozen clubs tracking him. The opening of the January transfer window has seen the list of admirers in the 19-year-old grow with speculation mounting.

Scott is a prominent member of the first-team, and has started every Championship game that he has been available for, only missing one match through suspension. He has yet to score for the Robins this season, but has five assists this season, which is double than what he achieved in the last campaign.

A stellar first season in the Championship last year was topped off by winning the UEFA Under-19 Championship with England, along with academy stars from Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City. Scott was one of only three players; Ronnie Edwards (Peterborough United) and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) to not be contracted to a Premier League club when they won the trophy.

Top tier teams in England however now want to take one of the English Football League's hottest properties, and City have a fight on their hands. CBS journalist Ben Jacobs, who reported Leicester City's interest, has provided the latest update on the future of the Guernsey-born youngster with a new club said to have entered the race.

"Several Premier League clubs are looking at 19-year-old Bristol City midfielder Alex Scott," he tweeted on Thursday morning. "Told there is a realistic possibility of a sale in January but price an issue.”

Bournemouth, Wolves, Leicester, Leeds and Spurs' interest was already known, but Brighton & Hove Albion is the newest name on that list. City have been linked with several players associated with Brighton, with Nigel Pearson admitting publicly that he tried to sign Reda Khadra, who ended up at Sheffield United. Khadra is out of favour at Bramall Lane, and could return to Brighton, who could then potentially use him as a makeweight in any possible deal.

Evan Ferguson had also been linked with a move in November, but the Republic of Ireland youngster looks set to stay with Roberto De Zerbi. The 18-year-old has a list of admirers in the Championship but scored for the second Premier League game running, which is a signal that they may not entertain any loan offers this month.

Another report, this one from talkSPORT that was published on Tuesday said that Everton were also said to hold an interest. It added that City value him in excess of £10m.

As well as Brighton's interest, Jacobs added City's supposed asking price. He tweeted: "Bristol City want £12m. Bournemouth, Wolves, Leicester, Leeds, Brighton & Spurs all tracking Scott." A different report from the Telegraph said that Wolves had considered a £10m offer, but Jacobs says that price may be an issue to the interested parties.

Speculation is sure to continue, but as per a report from BristolLive, Scott has shown no indication of wanting to leave Ashton Gate. He is contracted until the summer of 2025 which puts City in a good negotiating position, and that playing regularly under Nigel Pearson is key to him developing as a player.

Pearson himself would like to do business and bring in new players, and fortunately will not have to sell stars like Scott and Antoine Semenyo to sign new faces. Three unnamed players who are out of contract at the end of the season have instead been told they can leave which could free up funds to bring in recruits.