🧐 An Ajax Amsterdam star has now seemingly suggested he may have dodged a bullet with his failed move to Chelsea after the chaotic campaign the Blues had in 2022/23. SLInt MORE:
When the west Londoners were spending the most money in European football at the beginning of the season, they wanted to include Edson Alvarez as part of their spending spree, but the Dutch giants ultimately denied their midfielder the opportunity to make the move to Stamford Bridge.
When quizzed recently on if he still thinks about the proposed move to the English capital, the Mexico international told:"At first, because it felt like a mental challenge [seeing a move he wanted fail to materialise]. Still, I turned the switch again afterwards because Ajax is also a big club. "I also believe that everything in life happens for a reason. If you see Chelsea's season now, for example, also with all kinds of problems, then maybe it should have been that way.This is only the second season since Alvarez joined de Godenzonen in 2019 that the 62-time capped Mexican international will finish an Eredivisie campaign having not won a trophy.
Ajax finished third in the league, were knocked out by Union Berlin in the UEFA Europa League, and eliminated from the KNVB Cup by bitter rivals PSV Eindhoven.Despite all the disappointment at the Johan Cruyff Arena in this campaign, there is a strong case that Chelsea had an even worse season having finished in 12th position in the EPL, their lowest league placing since 1994.
The English giants also had three different managers and were eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Champions League by Real Madrid, despite spending more on new players than any other side on the continent this season.