There is a good chance that Edson Álvarez played his last match in the shirt of Ajax last Sunday in Enschede. The Mexican is coveted by clubs from abroad and can leave Ajax this summer for a good amount. In conversation with Football International he expresses his wish to leave and expresses his thanks to Ajax in advance. However, he thinks it is still too early to speak of a farewell interview.
Álvarez sees this as the right time to leave. “I think so. Again, without depriving Ajax, but my mission here is almost complete,” said the midfielder. “I have had a great time here in the past four years, and the club still feels like home. But everyone will also understand that I have achieved a lot here. I have won many prizes with Ajax, I have been able to develop myself as a player and as a human being, and overcome many challenges.”
The Mexican is ready for a new step in his career. “As a top athlete, it feels good to take on a new challenge at some point, in a different environment, a different competition. Ajax has given me a lot of great things, and I think everyone has also seen my growth here for four years. seen and noticed. Then it might be a good time for a next step in my career. But then everything has to be right, because I know what I have here and that is worth a lot to me. Myself, but Ajax also has to get better become.”
Álvarez does not waste a moment to express his appreciation to Ajax. “Ajax will forever be in my heart. My wife and I have a great time with our daughter in Amsterdam, we have made many friends. I will never forget that. And Ajax is just a top club to develop yourself. The way in which football is experienced here, the tactical and technical approach, how trainers started working with me, how I could also be myself. Those are things that are very important to me and why I will always be very grateful to Ajax. “
The Mexican does not comment on the interest of other clubs – Borussia Dortmund would like to have Álvarez. “My supervisors let me know if a club is concrete, then I will think about it myself. I also read and hear from the media about the interest, and of course I will not lie that it is always nice if you are connected brought with big clubs. But Ajax is also a big club for me, so I will always treat everything and everyone here in Amsterdam with respect. I am very grateful to everyone for everything. And we will see what the future brings.”