Edson Alvarez hit by 'absolute disaster' as footage emerges of distraught West Ham United star

Edson Alvarez was "visibly distraught" when the West Ham star suffered a hamstring injury on Saturday night, according to Premier Sports.

Alvarez, 26, was captaining Mexico in their opening Copa America game against Jamaica before he was forced off with what looked like a hamstring injury in the 29th minute.

Premier Sports shared footage of the incident in the early hours of Sunday morning (23 June), saying it's potentially an "absolute disaster" for West Ham.

Will Edson Alvarez miss start of Premier League season for West Ham?

Alvarez looked to be in a lot of pain when he went down in the 27th minute.

He was holding his left hamstring after pulling up while Jamaica were launching a counter-attack.

The West Ham enforcer will no doubt be pleased that Mexico went on to win the game 1-0 thanks to a Gerardo Arteaga goal in the 69th minute.

However, the Mexicans would have no doubt won a lot easier against Michail Antonio's Jamaica if they had Alvarez on the pitch.

What's worrying for the Hammers now is that he could miss the start of the season if he's suffered a tear.

It's never great to see a player get injured but getting what could be a serious injury in a post-season tournament, meaning they could miss pre-season training, is very worrying.

At least it might stop Manchester United's pursuit of the former Ajax star [Florian Plettenberg], but that's very little consolation.

In other West Ham news, the club have made contact with Premier League billionaires to sign a new striker this summer.

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