Edson Alvarez has expressed his disappointment at Ajax’s decision to block him from joining Chelsea in the summer.
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The Blues made a move to sign the Mexico international late in the summer transfer window and were prepared to make a bid in the region of £43million.
Alvarez was desperate to make the move to the Premier League with Ajax having prevented the 25-year-old from joining Newcastle United and Rennes earlier in the window.
Having sold three key members of their title winning side, Ryan Gravenberch, Antony and Lisandro Martinez, already Ajax were not prepared to sanction another high-profile departure and dug their heels in.