West Ham United continue to be linked with Edson Alvarez but Ajax director Sven Mislitat insists there are currently no ‘concrete’ talks with the Premier League outfit or any other club.
It is over a fortnight now since the Mexico international saw a proposed move to Borussia Dortmund fall through.
The expectation was that West Ham United would then step up their own interest, particularly after the completion of Declan Rice’s move to Arsenal. But, as we approach the final month of the summer window, Edson Alvarez is stuck in stasis; hoping to leave but no closer to doing so.
“After Borussia Dortmund pulled out (of a deal) for Alvarez, no club has become so concrete for him,” Mislitat, the former Arsenal and BVB chief, tells Voetbal International.
“Of course, there are talks and calls are made. But it is not as serious as Dortmund was at the moment.”
West Ham yet to step up Edson Alvarez chase
According to The Guardian, West Ham view the £40 million-rated Alvarez as a potential Rice successor. The former would not be a like-for-like replacement, however. Instead a more defensively-minded option brought in to free up a Scott McTominay or Denis Zakaria to do what they do best and embark on those trademark lung-busting runs through the thirds.
West Ham made an £11 million bid for Zakaria earlier in the month but that trail has also grown cold. It remains to be seen, meanwhile, if the Hammers will stump up the £40 million Manchester United want for McTominay, even with a wad of cash as wide as the River Thames burning a hole in David Moyes’ back pocket following Rice’s departure.
“I would say go for Newcastle. Maybe a West Ham (would be perfect for McTominay),” former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant tells talkSPORT (28 March, 10pm).
“If Declan Rice leaves, I think that will be a great purchase. A great addition for West Ham. (McTominay and Rice) are a similar kind of players.
“If I was McTominay, West Ham would be a good place to go.”
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