West Ham United’s Edson Álvarez has been on loan at Fenerbahçe since last August.
The Mexico international played 14 matches as injuries partly restricted his minutes for the Yellow Canaries.
Two months ago, Sabah reported Fenerbahçe have agreed a €22m purchase option with West Ham. They deem this to be ‘excessive’ and don’t plan on activating it.
The midfielder could leave Istanbul as early as the winter market. Claims from Turkey have mentioned Tigres UANL have submitted an offer to sign him.
Claro Sports in Mexico look at this and provide their own take on this case. They waste no time in quickly dismissing claims from Turkey.
The outlet found out from their sources that the Mexican club haven’t made an offer for the West Ham man. In fact, they rule out having any interest in him.
According to Claro Sports, Álvarez’s priority is to continue in Europe. He first arrived in the continent when Ajax signed him from Club América in 2019 and joined the Hammers in 2023.
The West Ham owned player has an option to return to the Dutch club this month. That’s according to De Telegraaf.
Fenerbahçe are working on signing Al-Ittihad’s N’Golo Kanté and his arrival would push Álvarez down the pecking order. This isn’t ideal for the Mexican, especially with the World Cup after this season.
Surprise twist for West Ham player
Ajax want to take advantage of this situation to sign their former player. The newspaper report Ajax sporting director Marijn Beuker has travelled to Turkey to negotiate a few signings, including a new No.6.
Sources close to the Eredivisie side have informed De Telegraaf that Beuker has scheduled a meeting with Álvarez’s entourage. The Dutch club had been keen in the summer but ditched the idea, so them returning so quickly wasn’t expected.
If the player is convinced, Ajax will then have to find an agreement with the London club to complete this rapid operation. As well as Álvarez, they have other names in their list including Galatasaray’s Lucas Torreira.
