After several years in the Eredivisie with Ajax, Edson Álvarez made the leap to Premier League with the West Ham. However, prior to that, he could also reach another important club in the English league, but in the end it did not happen.
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At the start of the 2022-2023 season, the Chelsea He was urgently looking for a midfield player and ‘Machín’ was the one chosen. At that time, Thomas Tuchel He was the coach of the blue team, but Frank Lampardlegend and former coach of the club, revealed that there was a following in the Mexican player.
“I know him well. When I was coach of Chelsea, He was a player we were seeing with potential. Could he come to Chelsea? Would it be the most suitable for us? Obviously it never happened, but I had a great knowledge of it because of that,” said the former capital of the Chelsea a Fox Sports.
Thomas Tuchelthen coach of the Blues, approved the signing of Edson Álvarez in 2022, but the Ajax He didn’t let him go. Later, the German coach arrived at Bayern Munich and rumors put him in the club, but there were never serious things.
For its part, Frank Lampard made it clear that the work of Edson He likes it a lot and he stood out last season.
“I like his profile as a defensive midfielder. I think there are a lot of things he could do and that he can also play defense. He is a good and strong player. “He had a good season with West Ham last season.”
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How much was Chelsea going to pay for Edson Álvarez?
In the summer of 2022, the Chelsea He was willing to pay more than 50 million euros for the Mexican midfielder. However, Ajax had just sold several key players and decided not to allow him to leave at the last minute.
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One year later, the West Ham took over the services of ‘Machín’ after Arsenal bought Declan Ricejust with the idea that the Mexican could fill that void left by the England international.
