Sporting Director confirms exciting £40M star could join West Ham this summer

Ajax sporting director Sven Mislintat has confirmed that West Ham target Edson Alvarez could be departing the club this summer.

It was announced last weekend that Declan Rice is leaving the club and joining Arsenal in a deal worth £105 million – meaning the Hammers will have some serious to spend this summer.

And after the confirmation that Rice is leaving – WEST HAM have already started making their moves to try and sign some replacements for their star man.

WHAT IS THE LATEST – 

The Football.London website has claimed that West Ham have now contacted Ajax over a possible deal for Alvarez.

The 25-year-old Mexican international has spent the last four seasons in Amsterdam, racking up 147 appearances for the club and scoring 13 goals while winning two Eredivisie titles.

According to the reports, West Ham could land him for a fee of around £40 million – less than half of the fee that the Hammers are due to receive from the sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal

Mislintat admitted the club have been contacted by interested parties but are still awaiting a concrete offer for Edson Alvarez and Mohammed Kudus.

WHAT HAS BEEN SAID –

‘There are clubs that have informally enquired about him. I don’t expect an offer very soon, although you know that things can be different in the football world,’ Mislintat told Ajax Life.

‘Perhaps the interest in not as serious as everyone thinks.’

Mislintat says it is possible both players could leave but warns the longer clubs leave it, the higher their asking price will be.

‘There is no fixed deadline, but there are agreements we must have to get replacements if we have not already done so proactively’ he told Aglemeen Dagblad. Their stay or sale also depends on what we will do next.

‘The best thing for is if Kudus and Alvarez stay, then we keep two top players. But it is also possible that one goes, or both.

‘It is important for us that the relationship with the players remains good. This can be done by being transparent and applying good principles. As we get closer to the deadline, the transfer fee, for example, goes up.’

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