Was Too Expensive In 2023: BVB Was Again Interested In Álvarez – West Ham Open For Sale

Competitor as Monaco

In the summer of 2023, a possible transfer of Edson Álvarez to Borussia Dortmund was speculated for many weeks. The Ajax professional at the time was supposed to replace the Jew Bellingham, who was immigrated to Real Madrid, but was too expensive for BVB. Álvarez finally switched to West Ham United and, according to two years later, is again a topic with the black and yellow.

“Borussia Dortmund was a fairly concrete option. In the end it was not possible, but yes, there was great effort from you, including visits to Amsterdam, to meet my family,” said Álvarez shortly after changing in that transfer phase. At that time, “de Telegraaf” reported that BVB had doubts that a transfer between 30 million and 40 million euros was justified for the defensive midfielder. It was also said that Dortmund’s coach Edin Terzic preferred Emre Can anyway. Ultimately, Álvarez was drawn to the island for 38 million, its market value was EUR 35 million at the time.

Today he is estimated at 30 million euros and, according to the Mexican newspaper “El Universal” at West Ham, is a possible sales candidate for the coming summer. The 27-year-old is mostly in the starting eleven, but does not seem to be completely convincing. This season he comes to 27 missions in which he contributed a template. His contract is still valid until 2028.

According to the report, BVB is again interested and has already inquired at West Ham – but the AS Monaco should also be on it. The “WAZ” based in Germany confirmed the information from North America. Before Álvarez, Lyons Rayan Cherki also reported on a repeated Dortmund attempt (for the news).

“Edson Álvarez came up with great expectations for England due to his success. The difficulty for him was essentially that he should replace Declan Rice, which is an almost impossible task in view of his achievements at West Ham. Dynamics.