Lucas Ocampos sends five-word message to Edson Alvarez as he completes West Ham United move

Lucas Ocampos has sent a five-word message to Edson Alvarez after he completed his move to West Ham.

Following the news, the 25-year-old posted an emotional video on Instagram thanking the Dutch club for his time at the Johan Cruyff

Arena, with Sevilla forward Ocampos, who has been linked with a move to Fulham this summer [Daily Mail], responding by saying

“Big puppy, good luck bro”.

There have been a number of responses from former teammates to Alvarez’s post on Instagram, where he admitted it was “difficult to

find the words” to say goodbye to Ajax after the club gave him the opportunity to fulfil his “dream”.

It’s understandable that the Mexican is emotional after being an instrumental figure for the Dutch side since signing from Mexican

club America in 2019 after making 147 appearances, in which he scored 13 goals and laid on six assists [Transfermarkt].

Ocampos spent the first half of last season on loan in Amsterdam and, judging by his message to the midfielder, they developed a strong relationship.

His response shows that he was a popular figure amongst the players at Ajax and he will be hoping to have a similar impact on his new teammates at West Ham.

Alvarez will be looking forward to putting the claret and blue shirt on for the first time so he can show everyone what he is made of as the Premier League season gets underway this weekend.

 

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Liverpool Agree British Record 110 Million Pounds Fee For Moises Caicedo

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Friday the Reds have reached an agreement with Brighton for the transfer of Moises Caicedo, for a reported British record fee of 110 million pounds

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Friday the Reds have reached an agreement with Brighton for the transfer of Moises

Caicedo, for a reported British record fee of 110 million pounds ($140 million, 127 million euros).

However, Sky Sports reported that the 21-year-old Ecuador international is still to decide his future with Chelsea also interested. Caicedo had been a long-standing target

for Chelsea, but Liverpool stole a march on the Blues after Brighton set a deadline for bids on Thursday evening.

The reported fee would surpass the previous British record of 107 million pounds that Chelsea paid for Enzo Fernandez in January.

It would also represent another huge profit for Brighton, who signed Caicedo from Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle for just 4

million pounds in 2021.

“I got told I can confirm a deal with (Brighton) is agreed,” Klopp said at his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s trip to

Chelsea on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

Klopp has previously criticised the idea of spending 100 million pounds on a single player, but admitted he has had to change his

approach due to spiralling transfer fees.

He added: “Everything changed. Do I like it? No. Did I realise I was wrong? Yes.

“I’m not blaming anyone but it’s just the market. In the end, we as a club have to make sure that, with our resources, we get the best

possible player.”

Liverpool backed out of the bidding for Jude Bellingham earlier in the window as the England international joined Real Madrid from

Borussia Dortmund for an initial fee of 100 million euros.

But Klopp said the unexpected departures of captain Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to Saudi Arabia for a combined fee of 52 million

pounds had changed their transfer plans.

“We are a club with not endless resources, so things we didn’t expect, a couple of things happening in the summer,” said Klopp.

“We didn’t think about that before the summer, to be honest and when it happened, we gave it a go and obviously, the club was really

stretched there, to be honest.”

Caicedo could be reunited with Alexis Mac Allister, the Argentinian World Cup winner who left Brighton for Anfield in June.