Who is Edson Álvarez and how much does his pass cost?

Edson Álvarez is a Mexican soccer player who can play as a defender or as a midfielder. He emerged from América's youth academy and made his debut in the Copa on August 4, 2016, playing 57 minutes against Mineros de Zacatecas, with the home team winning 2-1.

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In the First Division, he debuted under Ricardo La Volpe on October 29, 2016, against Santos Laguna at the Azteca Stadium. Edson Álvarez mainly started to play soccer as a center-back but as time went by, he was moved to defensive midfield, in charge of recovering balls and distributing them in the midfield.

After his good performances with the American side, 'El Machín' was transferred in 2019 to Ajax of the Netherlands. By then, Edson had already won one Liga MX with América, the 2018 Apertura Tournament against Cruz Azul. He also won the Copa MX in the Clausura 2019 and the Campeon de Campeones that same year.

With the Dutch team, he won the league last season as well as the Dutch Cup.

How much does Edson Álvarez's pass cost?

According to Transfermarkt, the Mexican has a cost of 20 million euros. The 24-year-old Tlalnepantla-born player is at its highest value in its history.

The former América player has played 32 games in all competitions this season, scoring 2 goals and providing 1 assist. He has been on the field for 2,608 minutes so far.

Mexican national team

He was with the U-20 national team playing the World Cup of the category, in the first match of the group stage against Vanuatu, he scored the winning goal in the 94th minute.

With the senior national team, on January 30, 2017, he was called by coach Juan Carlos Osorio to play a friendly match against Iceland.

He also played in the Russia 2018 World Cup, was listed as part of the worst starting eleven by several journalists.

Teams that have wanted to sign Edson Álvarez

According to The Sun, in 2019 Crystal Palace and West Ham were interested in 'Machin', who ended up migrating to Ajax. Now again they have him in their sights and would be willing to pay £20 million for his letter, around 24 million euros.

In 2021 Stade Rennes offered €20 million and the offer did not convince the Ajax board. The Dutch side paid €15 million for Alvarez in 2019 and he is under contract until June 2025 and has become an undisputed starter for Erik ten Hag. 

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