“Our club has reached an agreement with West Ham United of England for the loan transfer of Mexican international Edson Alvarez until the end of the 2025–2026 season, with an option to purchase. We welcome Edson Alvarez to our family and wish Fenerbahce and the yellow-navy team many more victories and championships.”

After failing to establish himself in the Premier League, the 2025–2026 season will be crucial for the midfielder as he prepares for the World Cup, which he will play at home with the Mexican national team. The captain of the famous Tri will be aiming to reach his peak form.

Who is Edson Alvarez?

Edson Alvarez is the current captain of the Mexican national team and, at 27 years old, one of the country’s biggest stars. His career began in the youth system of Club America, and over the years, he became a symbol of the most important team in Liga MX.

Due to his extraordinary potential, Ajax signed him in 2019 in a transfer worth around $18 million. From that moment on, Edson became one of the best midfielders in the Eredivisie, and many rumors linked him to a move to Manchester United.

However, four years later, his Premier League destination was West Ham, where in his first season he became a key player for David Moyes. Nevertheless, the 2024–2025 season was disappointing, as he struggled with injuries, which ultimately led to his departure from the team.

Who just signed with Fenerbahce?

Edson Alvarez has officially signed as a new player for Fenerbahce, and after a bittersweet final year in England, this is the perfect opportunity for redemption under a world-class coach like Jose Mourinho.

Next up is Venezuela, who secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Ecuador. Venezuela has been on the rise, notably achieving wins over Paraguay and Chile in 2023 World Cup qualifying, along with draws against Brazil and Peru.

One key absence for this crucial match will be Mexico captain and West Ham United star Edson Alvarez.

Why is Edson Alvarez not with Mexico?

Edson Álvarez had to leave the game against Jamaica in the Copa America in the 28th minute. The West Ham star fell on the field and could not continue; he had to be taken off on a stretcher.

Alvarez received immediate medical attention, and Luis Romo came on as his replacement. Alvarez suffered a biceps femoris injury and will miss the remainder of the Copa America.

In fact, just a few months ago, the extraordinary performances of Alvarez almost sent him to the Premier League. Chelsea saw him as the ideal replacement for injured N’Golo Kante, but, they couldn’t finish the transfer on time during the summer of 2022.

Now, Edson Alvarez is 25-years old and definitely on his prime. That’s why a major club from Bundesliga has everything ready to sign him. Check out the details.

Edson Alvarez could join Borussia Dortmund

According to many reports in Mexico and Europe, Borussia Dortmund will begin negotiations with Ajax to sign Edson Alvarez prior to the start of the 2023-2024 season.

After losing the Bundesliga title in dramatic fashion to Bayern Munich, Dortmund see Alvarez as a key piece to win the championship for the first time in more than a decade.

Edson Alvarez is under contract with Ajax until 2025, but Borussia Dortmund could pay his transfer fee which is approximately of $40 million. The Mexican midfielder would accept the move in a crucial moment for the German club as Jude Bellingham could sign in the next few days with Real Madrid.

Rice was a no-brainer for Gareth Southgate and that’s why he started all five games during the World Cup. In 2015, Declan Rice began his development process at the youth level with West Ham and, eight years later, he is a Premier League star at his position. That’s why many teams are knocking on the Hammers’ door.

If the offer satisfies Declan Rice, and of course West Ham, Plan B has been activated for the club. There’s no margin of error considering the Hammers are in serious problems of relegation in the Premier League. Read here to find out who might take Rice’s place.

Who will replace Declan Rice at West Ham?

Edson Alvarez will be the answerif Declan Rice decides to leave West Ham considering the great interest shown by many teams in the Premier League for England’s player. Alvarez is 25-years old with a well earned prestige as a top defensive midfielder.

It’s important to remember that last summer, Edson Alvarez was really close of signing with Chelsea after N’Golo Kante got injured. He publicly asked Ajax to let him go in a very controversial statementjust hours before the transfer deadline. However, the Dutch club rejected any proposal and retained the Mexican midfielder.

Most of the operations involving Chelsea, for example Declan Rice, depend a lot on how Enzo Fernandez’s situation ends. For example, if the player from Argentina goes to the Blues, Rice might not have space for economic reasons and other teams could get involved. Arsenal are one of them.

At the same time, especially after what happened in August, Chelsea haven’t missed track of Edson Alvarez and his extraordinary performances with Ajax and Mexico’s National. So, a lot is at stake in the transfer market.

Just a few months ago, Edson Alvarez was a top target for powerhouses in Europe such as Chelsea. In the last days of the transfer market, the Mexican midifielder was really close of going to the Premier League, especially afterN’Golo Kante got injured.

Though the transfer fell apart, Edson Alvarez had enough minutes in the Eredivisie and the UEFA Champions League to secure his indisputable role as a starter for Mexico in the World Cup. Nevertheless, after a draw with Poland in the opener, manager Gerardo Martino changed his mind.

Why is Edson Alvarez not playing in Mexico vs Argentina?

This is purely a tactical decision by Gerardo Martino, because there hasn’t been any injury report around Edson Alvarez in the last days. In a very surprising move, Mexico’s manager won’t use his traditional 4-3-3 and goes with a 5-3-2. That’s a system almost never executed by the Tri under Martino.

So, the starting lineup without Edson Alvarez is: Guilermo Ochoa, Nestor Araujo, Cesar Montes, Hector Moreno, Jesus Gallardo, Kevin Alvarez, Hector Herrera, Andres Guardado, Luis Chavez, Alexis Vega and Hirving Lozano.

Gerardo Martino sends Edson Alvarez to the bench and risks it all with two veterans such as Guardado and Herrera. By the way, after this lineup, Andres Guardado will play on his fifth World Cup (record for the tournament).

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The 2022 summer transfer window is presenting lots of blockbuster moves as it is closing. Chelsea is trying to improve its squad, but unfortunately the Blues have had a rough time as some other teams, especially Barcelona, has stolen a few players they had as main objectives this year.

As said before, N’Golo Kante is being followed by Paris-Saint Germain as the French team has always liked the midfielder. With one day left in the summer transfer window, this move could have a ripple effect on other leagues as Chelsea are trying to get the best replacement possible in case his player leaves.

Chelsea offers€50M for Edson Alvarez in case N’Golo Kante signs with PSG

September 1st is the last day for Premier League, Laliga and Bundesliga teams to sign players in the summer transfer window. Now, Chelsea could have an emergency plan if N’Golo Kante leaves: Edson Alvarez.

According to the Telegraaf, Chelsea has made a€50M offer for the Mexican midfielder after loosing to Southampton in Matchday 5. Edson Alvarez told Ajax that he wants to play in the Premier League and they are willing to let him go as the offer is very attractive for them.

N’Golo Kante still has a year left in his contract with Chelsea, but PSG is targeting him for this summer. The Blues want to acquire some money before he leaves as a free agent and have a solid replacement for him, with Edson Alvarez living one of his best moments since he arrived to Europe in 2019.

His recent impressiveperformances would certainly help him facilitate a transfer in the future, but in the meantime, he revealed that he refused a move to Rennes, although he was beingconvinced by his compatriot, the famous Hollywood actress Salma Hayek. Hayek, as the wife of Rennes’owner,Francois-Henri Pinault, attempted to lure the player, but that was not enough for him to leave Amsterdam.

Alvarez, however, rejected the famous actress and remained in the Dutch capital, although he was flattered by the call.Francois-Henri Pinault is, in fact,the president of the Caring Corporation, which owns the French soccer team Stade Rennais.

Edson Alvarez: I turned down Salma Hayek to stay at Ajax

“It was very difficult to reject Rennes, but in the end, I had no doubts. I want to play in the Champions League, against very big teams. And before this season I was only a real starting player for six months. That is too short to leave an indelible impression here. I still have a lot to prove.

“Yes, that’s right, Salma Hayek tried to change my mind. As a well-known Mexican compatriot, she called me and tried to persuade me to come to France. That surprised and flattered me, but my choice for Ajax was certain and I explained that to her.

“She is a very big and famous actress, an immense star, because of her Hollywood movies around the world. I rate her very highly. She is an example because she fought like a Mexican to get to where she is today”, Alvarez revealed in an interview forDe Telegraaf.

At the moment, Gerardo Martino can rely on a significant amount of players that perform in Europe, which is considered to involve the best teams and footballers in the world. Well, Mexico have some of their own featuring in that level.

El Tricolor arguably is the most powerful side in the region at the moment, and that’s partly because ofhaving a bunch of their players taking part in Europe’s prime competitions. Here, check out the best Mexican players in those teams.

Andrés Guardado -(Real Betis)

To begin with, we start with the iconic midfielder and captain from El Tricolor. One of the most experienced in thesquad, Guardado has been afigureof the Mexico national team for a long time due to his leadership skills and the talent that enabled him to perform in Europe since 2007.

He amassed 143 games playing for Deportivo La Coruna before moving to Valencia, then had a short spell in Bayer Leverkusen, and after that PSV signed him. Guardado is currently playing his fourth season for Real Betis, where he earned an important place as well with his experience.

The 34-year-old played a huge part for El Tricolor in his career. He took part in four FIFA World Cups – 2006, 2010,2014, and 2018 – and lifted three Concacaf Gold Cup trophies. Guardado is the second player with most appearances for Mexico with 163 games, below Claudio Suárez who has 177.

Hirving Lozano – (Napoli)

‘Chucky’ Lozano is probably the most exciting Mexican player at the moment. It didn’t take too long for him to jump intoprofessional soccer, as he made his first appearance at Pachuca with only 18 years of age. Almost four years later, PSV signed him.

Lozano was up to the challenge with the Dutch side, being the team’s leading goalscorer in his two-year stint. Napoli meant another huge step in his career, in the most expensive transfer in history for a Mexican player – tied with Raúl Jiménez. And he didn’t let the Italians down, as he madehis way to being recognized as one of the best wingers in Serie A.

With El Tricolor, he took part in the 2018 World Cup, in which his goal against Germany in the first gamecleared the path for Mexico to progress to the following stage.

Diego Lainez – (Real Betis)

Lainez is a young, promising talent that Real Betis have in their squad withhigh hopes for his future. The 20-year-old is expected to be one of the greatest players, not only forMexico but in the world as well, as overthe last yearsmany newspapers ranked him among the best youth talents.

He already was called up for Mexico’s senior squad playing a part in International Friendlies. Lainezstill is developing as a soccer player onthe big stage, but he has a bright future ahead.

Raúl Jiménez – (Wolverhampton)

The Wolverhampton striker earned recognition as one of the best offensive players in the entire Premier League. He is, alongside the likes of Lozano and Guardado, one of the greatestMexican players at the moment.

Atlético de Madrid were the first oneto bring him to Europeafter he became unstoppable in Liga MX playing for América. Even though that move didn’t turn out well, from then on Jiménez wentonrisingin soccer’s elite level. He bounced back in Benfica, before making a permanent move to Wolverhampton. Jiménez was the top scorer and named MVP ofthe English side in two consecutive seasons – 2018/19 and 2019/20.

He and Hirving Lozano share the record for the most expensive transfers for a Mexican player in history. Moreover, Jiménez tasted success in the 2012 Olympic Games with the Mexico national teamU-23’s, played in the 2018 World Cup, and lifted the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup.

Jesús ManuelCorona – (Porto)

The winger movedto Europe shortly after making his first steps in Monterrey. Corona played for Twente for three seasons before calling the attention of Portuguese giants Porto, where he established himself as a great player.

Corona saw first-team actionfrom the very beginning with that sideand went on to spend many years with them in a successful stint which included five domestic titles. He already featured for more than 200matches thereand was namedbest player of the Liga NOS 2019/20 season.

Edson Álvarez – (Ajax)

Mexico have a good piece at the back in Edson Álvarez. Heperforms for Dutch giants Ajax, whosigned him for around $17million in 2019. Asides from being a solid central-back, Álvarez can also be a good option for the right-back or even may perform asa defensive midfielder.

He already played important tournaments with El Tricolor, such as the 2018 Russia World Cup, and two Concacaf Gold Cups, including the successfulcampaign in 2019 when they claimed the title.

Héctor Herrera – (Atlético de Madrid)

The midfielder was also part of the Mexican squad that claimed the gold medal in London 2012, and he built an impressive career to remain for many years in top European teams.

He arrived at Porto for the 2013/14 season and stayed with them for six years, in which he played an amazing amount of253 matches. He left in 2019 to a big Spanish side like Atlético de Madrid, where he still performs, being one of the Mexicans that are currently in a world-class side.

The Argentine manager made some changes in the national squad and there are more to come. Current Mexican icons, such as Andrés Guardado, Guillermo Ochoa or Javier Chicharito Hernández, will be in the final stage of their professional careers by 2022. It will be the time for other players to take center stage and become the Mexico’s hope to make an impact in the next World Cup.

Raúl Jiménez is the player of the moment. His performances with Wolverhampton put him as one of the best strikers in the Premier League. Martino already considers him the main man in attack, as he showed during the 2019 Gold Cup. Jiménez will be a 30-year-old striker in Qatar 2022, the perfect age for a number 9 in this kind of competitions. With his experience, he will probably have a leading role in the national team, being a big influence for the younger players.

Edson Álvarez is another player who will play a vital role for Mexico in the World Cup. The 22-year-old joined Ajax in the last transfer window after playing three seasons for Club América. The defensive midfielder can also play as central, an ability that helps Martino with his system when the team is attacking. While Mexico has the possession of the ball, Álvarez goes down to make a line of three and the wing-backs go up.

The last of the list is Hirving Chucky Lozano. The Napoli winger is probably the most explosive Mexican player right now. He missed the 2019 Gold Cup due to an injury, but he returned to the national team to play some CONCACAF Nations Lague games. There’s no doubt that he will be in Martino’s first team plans. Lozano’s speed and ability to leave defenders behind are some of his main skills, but he can also become in one of the national team’s goalscorers in Qatar 2022.