Following reports from the Dutch media this weekend claiming West Ham United turned into ‘serious’ candidates to sign Edson Alvarez from Ajax, we now see this story developing.
Sky journalist Florian Plettenberg claims on Twitter that the Hammers placed a first official bid for the transfer.
It’s said West Ham are offering around £30m for Alvarez, and as Ajax have the proposal in their hands, both clubs ‘want to find an agreement soon’.
It sounds a little like this bid wasn’t accepted by the Amsterdam side, with Plettenberg claiming a final £35m fee is expected by ‘all involved’.
Still, it’s highlighted how contacts are going well, with the journalist saying the clubs are in ‘very good and respectful talks’.
Alvarez himself is said to be ‘ready to join West Ham’, as the Premier League side prepared a contract until 2028.
When speaking of the negotiations, the Dutch media had already claimed that the player has a deal with the Hammers, so convincing him has not been a problem for David Moyes’ side.
Now it seems they just need to raise their bid a little to close the deal with Ajax.
