{"id":617262,"date":"2022-08-31T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617262"},"modified":"2022-08-31T16:34:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T20:34:27","slug":"chelsea-offer-43-million-for-edson-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/chelsea-offer-43-million-for-edson-alvarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Offer \u00a343 Million for &#8216;Defensive Beast&#8217; to Bolster Their Midfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeVerweij\/status\/1565037635638362112\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mike Verweij<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of De Telegraaf, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/everton-stay-anthony-gordon-chelsea-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> have offered \u00a343.2 million for Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez, with the Mexican international keen on moving to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/24\/chelsea-anthony-gordon-wesley-fofana-transfers\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Edson Alvarez: Chelsea Launch \u00a343 Million Bid for \u2018Defensive Beast\u2019<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chelsea?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chelsea<\/a> biedt 50 miljoen euro op <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdsonAlvarez19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EdsonAlvarez19<\/a>. Middenvelder van <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ajax?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Ajax<\/a> wil naar Premier League. \ud83d\udcf1<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hamstelaar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Hamstelaar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QFrA2LbLjJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/QFrA2LbLjJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Verweij (@MikeVerweij) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeVerweij\/status\/1565037635638362112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Ajax Midfielder to Bolster Chelsea Midfield<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea have made their move for Ajax midfielder Alvarez who has been described as a &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foottheball.com\/players-in-focus\/edson-alvarez-stats-profile-ajax-scout-report-transfer-news-man-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">defensive beast<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;, with the Mexican keen to leave the Eredivisie champions after being refused moves to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/26\/newcastle-united-set-to-make-decision-over-manchester-united-transfer-offer\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United<\/a> and Stade Rennais in the past. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to the report from Verweij, the midfielder is wondering if an opportunity like this will ever come along. If he moves to Stamford Bridge he can earn four times the salary he currently collects at the Dutch club.<\/p>\n<p>With high-profile departures leaving the Dutch giants this summer, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/28\/antony-is-gone-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Antony<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/24\/lisandro-martinez-the-butcher\/\" target=\"_self\">Lisandro Martinez<\/a>, the Amsterdam club management will seemingly take the position no one else is allowed to leave. Mohammed Kudus is another player who wishes to leave Ajax and is currently refusing to train, with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/everton-james-garner-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a> keen on the player.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/chelsea-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-pursuit-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Continue Striker Pursuit Despite Injury<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alvarez is demanding Ajax talk to Chelsea, who decided to step up their interest in the Mexican international after the club&#8217;s disappointing defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/southampton-gakpo-manchester-united-target\/\" target=\"_self\">Southampton<\/a>, where their midfield was overrun.<\/p>\n<p>With the Mexican wanting to leave, and Kudus wanting to join him in the Premier League, it promises to be an eventful end to the transfer window in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<h3>What the Mexican International Would Bring to Stamford Bridge<\/h3>\n<p>Alvarez has excelled at Ajax in the defensive midfield position. He has shown his excellent work rate, physicality and accurate passing throughout his time in the Eredivisie.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Volvi\u00f3 a ser titular, volvi\u00f3 a completar 90 minutos, volvi\u00f3 a asistir y, adem\u00e1s, fue reconocido como MVP ante Utrecht. Edson \u00c1lvarez sigue brillando con el Ajax. No solo es inamovible en el XI, es referente y figura en el club m\u00e1s ganador de Pa\u00edses Bajos. DE M\u00c9XICO PARA EL MUNDO. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qD7oGognOf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qD7oGognOf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Invictos (@InvictosSomos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InvictosSomos\/status\/1563900105232728071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He is a great reader of the game, where he often blocks passing lanes where he intercepts and breaks up the play superbly. He positions himself well in front of the defence and offers a great protective screen, which would help improve a Chelsea midfield that has struggled with injuries and form so far this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Mike Verweij\u00a0of De Telegraaf, Chelsea have offered \u00a343.2 million for Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez, with the Mexican international keen on moving to the Premier League. Edson Alvarez: Chelsea Launch \u00a343 Million Bid for \u2018Defensive Beast\u2019 BREAKING: #Chelsea biedt 50 miljoen euro op @EdsonAlvarez19. Middenvelder van #Ajax wil naar Premier League. \ud83d\udcf1@Hamstelaar https:\/\/t.co\/QFrA2LbLjJ &mdash; Mike [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":617265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8425,8426,11,3,7188],"tags":[1280,8611,4969],"class_list":["post-617262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eredivisie","category-ajax","category-chelsea","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-afc-ajax","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-edson-alvarez"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}