West Ham would be absolutely crazy to entertain any transfer offer from Manchester United for midfielder Edson Alvarez.

On the face of it, new head coach Julen Lopetegui has something of a challenge on his hands with the West Ham midfield. Tomas Soucek appears unsuited to the Spaniard's possession-based style of football, while Lucas Paqueta can't be factored into team planning with any level of certainty.

Numerous tactical reports suggest that the former Real Madrid and Spain coach favours a system where his defensive midfielder is comfortable on the ball and proficient at filling in for defenders. This is because Lopetegui prefers his fullbacks to be deployed high up the pitch, placing extra emphasis on the CDM to cover defensively.

Edson Alvarez is absolutely perfect for that role and could be argued to be custom-made for Lopetegui's tactics. The Mexican is one of the few players the new head coach does not have to worry about, allowing him to concentrate on other areas of the squad that need strengthening.

Selling Alvarez would create a whole new problem and task director of football Tim Steidten with finding yet another player. It's common knowledge that Steidten has been prioritising the recruitment of two central defenders and a striker, which is believed to have taken up all of his time.

West Ham must robustly reject all advances for Alvarez. Manchester United may well see him as the answer to their defensive woes, but West Ham have enough to consider with Paqueta, Kudus, and Emerson all attracting interest from elsewhere.

Lopetegui left Wolverhampton Wanderers because he believed the club had not fully supported him. If the Hammers decide to sell Alvarez, we may well find ourselves with a very frustrated coach on our hands.

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