West Ham make £25m bid for Ajax midfielder after agreeing five-year deal with the Mexican star

Ajax are keen to get £35m for Alvarez but could agree a compromise at £30m

The 25-year-old is on holiday in his native Mexico but is ready to fly to London

His representatives have agreed a five year contract worth £148,000 a week

West Ham have made an opening £25million bid for Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez.

Talks were ongoing on Saturday as Ajax wanted £35m but could agree a compromise at £30m.

The 25-year-old is on holiday in his native Mexico but is ready to fly to London to complete a medical once a fee is agreed.

His representatives have already agreed a five year contract worth a reputed £148,000 a week before tax.

Alvarez, who has been the subject of interest from Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund, is poised to become David Moyes’s first signing of the summer.

As one arrives, Gianluca Scamacca departs with the Italian striker heading to Rome on Saturday to sign for Atalanta in a £25.9million deal with a further 10 per cent sell on clause.

In the 12 months he has spent in east London, Scamacca has struggled to impress, scoring three times across 16 appearances in the Premier League before a knee injury and a meniscus problem ended his season prematurely.

He did manage to chip in with three goals in West Ham’s victorious Europa Conference League campaign, but has openly admitted his desires to leave the club.

Earlier this summer, he teased a move to Roma and claimed that ‘Jose Mourinho would improve me more’ and said ‘Roma is home for me’.

Moyes remains keen to sign Harry Maguire from Manchester United and James Ward-Prowse from Southampton after their last offers were rejected.