Borussia Dortmund are now confident of securing a deal to sign Ajax and Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez, 90min understands.
Alvarez, who brought to Europe by Ajax from Mexican giants Club America in 2019, had been determined to join Chelsea last summer when the Blues showed serious interest towards the end of an already busy transfer window at Stamford Bridge.
90min reported at the time that Chelsea had offered €50m for the player, an increase on the €40m bid that Newcastle had seen rejected earlier in the summer.
Alvarez was keen for Ajax to accept it, seeing the opportunity as too good…
