West Ham United agree Edson Alvarez exit, sacrifice still needed

West Ham United have really opened the floodgates to clear their squad.

It's been a busy couple of weeks at the London Stadium, with Mateus Fernandes joining Tottenham for a huge £85million.

That kickstarted it all.

Callum Wilson has now officially joined Brentford after his contract expiration, with Edson Alvarez possibly next already.

The Mexican came off the bench for that famous England win at the Azteca at the World Cup, and was packing his bags soon after.

Now, he could be packing again, with another move away from London and West Ham edging closer.

Edson Alvarez ready to leave again

After spending last season on loan at Fenerbahce with little success, another move is close.

Florian Plettenberg has reported via X that West Ham have agreed in principle a loan switch with Koln in Germany.

It's said that there are also offers from Turkiye, again.

The only issue is said to be Alvarez needing to take a significant pay cut to join Koln, who are pushing to get it done.

The midfielder has already gathered information on everything about the German club, with only positives so far.

Who else could leave West Ham soon?

Alvarez leaving would be a surprise to nobody at the London Stadium, but he wouldn't be the last.

Crysencio Summerville and Jarrod Bowen are the two prize attackers, with serious question marks around both.

Summerville is wanted by Manchester United after lighting up the World Cup with the Netherlands.

So, there's little to zero chance he sticks around in the Championship, but Bowen certainly could.

With Alvarez joining Fernandes on the way out, midfielders are needed, especially with experience.

Tomas Soucek is staying, but could have a serious injury, leaving the likes of Freddie Potts and Soungoutou Magassa.

A move to Germany would likely suit Alvarez, who is dipping his toe in many of Europe's top leagues in his career.

Koln are based off passion on and off the pitch, and whatever you may think about his footballing ability, you can't question Alvarez's mentality.

So, this may just be a match made in heaven, and in simple terms, losing his wages for another year only helps West Ham.