Edson Álvarez seems to be in his last weeks as an Ajax player. The Mexican is in the explicit interest of Borussia Dortmund and hopes to be able to make a top transfer next summer. He shows this again with a repost on Instagram. The 25-year-old center defender annex defensive midfielder shared a message on Instagram from the account on Sunday after Ajax’s victory over FC Utrecht (3-1). Somosinvictos through his Stories.
“If everything goes as expected (it is very likely that he will make a transfer to a big club in a top European league this summer), Edson Álvarez played his last game as an Ajax player in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. El Machine knew it and to think about it, he played a great game (something that is not surprising this season),” the account captioned the post. In addition, both defensive and offensive statistics are cited in which Álvarez managed to distinguish himself against Utrecht.
The message from Somosinvictos shared by Álvarez.
“It is time for a new challenge. He deserved it,” he concludes Somosinvictos the post on Instagram. Jose Luis Verduzco, one of Álvarez’s business supervisors, provided the post with a like, while the Mexican himself shared the message via his Stories. Mike Verweij reported in the podcast on Friday Kick off by The Telegraph that Dortmund is currently in pole position to recruit Álvarez next summer.
Bayern Munich also seemed in the market for Álvarez, however, reported Sky Sports Germany after that The Record Master has lost interest in the Ajax player. According to journalist Florian Plettenberg of the German medium, Bayern have other plans for central midfield. “But top clubs from England are still participating,” added Plettenberg. The journalist expects that there will be a price tag of up to fifty million euros on Álvarez. Last winter, Ajax was able to get 63 million euros for him from Chelsea. The management of Ajax did not agree with that.
Álvarez, who is still stuck in Amsterdam until mid-2025, was taken over by Ajax from the Mexican América in the summer of 2019 for fifteen million euros. Since then, the counter has stood at 146 games in all competitions, in which he scored 13 times and acted as a declarant 6 times. At Dortmund, Álvarez could be reunited with Sébastien Haller.