Manchester United have made moves to sign Edson Alvarez from West Ham United this summer, according to Florian Plettenberg.
On his personal account And the 26-year-old could cost between £50.
7m and £67.
6m, with Manchester United already in contact and gathering information on the player that Erik Ten Hag is a big fan of.
However, the journalist clarified that there has been no offer nor any agreement between the clubs or with the player on personal terms.
West Ham United are fighting to keep their top stars this summer.
During last year’s summer break, all the talk was about Declan Rice’s future, and when he left, all eyes turned to his upcoming deals.
However, this summer there has been a big mix of departures and arrivals, with Julen Lopetegui keen to make his mark on the squad while also ensuring many top players are not sidelined.
There has been speculation about the futures of Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd [Hakim Zhouri, May 11], Jarrod Bowen [Telegraph, May 23] and Mohammed Kudus as well as Alvarez, but the team clearly can’t.
We cannot afford to lose them all and decisions will have to be made.
Ten Hag previously worked with Alvarez at Ajax and Casemiro is expected to leave Old Trafford, which would be an equivalent replacement.
But Lopetegui and Tim Steidten need to ensure any deal is done on terms that benefit the Hammers and nothing else, so this is one to watch in the coming weeks.
