Agent reveals Chelsea made panicked £51m bid for West Ham star but were rejected | JCM1Q1F | 2024-02-13 16:08:01
Agent reveals Chelsea made panicked £51m bid for West Ham star but were rejected | JCM1Q1F | 2024-02-13 16:08:01
The agent of West Ham midfielder Edson Alvarez has revealed that Chelsea made a last-ditch supply to signal him for a mammoth payment when he was nonetheless at Ajax however have been rebuffed by the Dutch giants.
Then supervisor Thomas Tuchel, who was effectively appearing as head coach and sporting director at the similar time, had been desperate to usher in one other midfielder before the summer time window of 2022 closed.
Chelsea made 9 major signings that summer time beneath their new house owners, bringing within the likes of Wesley Fofana and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang just earlier than the window closed.
They also made a late bid for Alvarez however, regardless of providing €60million (£51m), Ajax refused to let him depart as that they had already bought Ryan Gravenberch, Sebastien Haller, Lisandro Martinez and Antony among many others.
A yr later, the 26-year-old moved to east London for a payment in the area of £35m – some £16m lower than Chelsea had provided.
Now Alvarez's agent, Nathan van Kooperen, has opened up on simply how shut the Mexican midfielder got here to shifting to Stamford Bridge and hit out at Ajax for not taking the supply at the time.
'Chelsea have been ready to go very far,' Van Kooperen informed ESPN's Goedemorgen Eredivisie show. 'They needed to do all the things they might to convey him to Chelsea.
'However Ajax had no alternative prepared, in order that they weren't prepared to cooperate. They thought [qualifying for] Champions League soccer was essential.'
He added: 'Chelsea went as much as €60million!'
On how Alvarez reacted when different Ajax gamers have been allowed to go away but he wasn't, Van Kooperen continued: 'That made it additional troublesome for Edson.
'He saw his pals depart the club and it was Chelsea [who wanted him], where he might instantly develop into the costliest Mexican football in historical past. It was troublesome for him.'
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While Alvarez was disenchanted on the time, he has since prompt it may need been a blessing in disguise to not be a part of Chelsea, who are on their third totally different supervisor since Tuchel was sacked and are only 11th within the Premier League desk.
Asked if the failed move had played on his thoughts, Alvarez advised Voetbal International final yr: 'At first, because it felt like a psychological challenge. Nonetheless, I turned the change once more afterwards, as a result of Ajax can also be an enormous club.
'I also consider that all the things in life happens for a purpose. In case you see Chelsea's season now, for example, also with all types of issues, then perhaps it ought to have been that means. And this season, nevertheless troublesome, has also been instructional for me.'
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