Several West Ham players were dispatched on loans in the last moments of Graham Potter’s era and the early part of Nuno Espirito Santo’s reign at the helm at London Stadium: Some of the most expensive players to draw salaries at West Ham were dispatched far and wide as the club sought to find homes for unwanted signings.
Niclas Fullkrug at AC Milan, James Ward Prowse at Burnley, Maxi Cornet at Genoa and Edson Alvarez at Fenerbahce: All left with high hopes of a restart to their failed careers – Fullkrug we touched on yesterday.
Now it seems another of West Ham’s loanees might get another chance to reset after this summer’s World Cup, according to sportwitness.co.uk, who claim Ajax still harbour ambition to resign their once hugely popular midfielder:
“West Ham United’s Edson Álvarez continues to be on Ajax’s transfer agenda.
…Ajax could come forward again to try and sign Álvarez after this season. The search for an experienced midfielder hasn’t been successful and Ajax technical director Jordi Cruyff could launch a new attempt in the summer.
This is where the West Ham man comes into the picture. After the January failure, Soccer News say the ‘situation looks more favourable’ in the next window. This is because he’s unlikely to continue in Turkey due to injuries and fresh competition from Kanté.
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If Nuno Espírito Santo’s side were to cooperate, Ajax have a ‘realistic chance’ of securing Álvarez’s services”
‘Co-operation likely means ‘sell at price which Ajax can afford’: Alvarez, currently recovering from ankle surgery, won’t be kept on by Fenerbahce after his loan spell completes this season: West Ham are likely to be ultra sensible on price in the summer to avoid Alvarez coming back to a club in very different circumstances to those prevailing when he left in September.