Dutch side want £45m for 25-year-old Mexico internationalWest Ham also interested in Ward-Prowse and Harvey Barnes
Ajax are demanding £45m for Edson Álvarez, who has emerged as a target for West Ham as they line up replacements for Declan Rice.
Rice will be allowed to leave, with Arsenal his likeliest destination, and replacing him will be one of David Moyes’s biggest challenges. West Ham, who are also in pole position to bolster their attack by signing Harvey Barnes from Leicester, are expected to target two central midfielders.
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