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What Edson Alvarez's agent has now done to push West Ham exit closer Edson Alvarez looks to be joining Real Sociedad from West Ham United. The Mexican midfielder has not been in the Hammers' plans since as far back as when ex-boss Graham Potter took over and spent last season out on loan. The move to Fenerbahce ultimately did not solve his long-term future, with the Turkish side opting against activating his option-to-buy. Now, he has had to find new ways out of East London, and that was clear when he was not included in West Ham's squad to face Burnley. The midfielder's most likely option at present seems to be La Liga, with Real Sociedad waiting to sign the Mexican international. And his agent has been making moves in order to intensify those talks this summer. When could Edson Alvarez finalise West Ham exit? Alvarez's departure seems to just be a matter of time at this stage. With his future up in the air, Alvarez has asked West Ham to let him leave for Real Sociedad. Additionally, the Hammers midfielder reportedly has reduced his salary demands in order to push through a move. Those decisions have seemingly worked in his favour, with the print edition of Mexican newspaper Publimetro sharing the deal could be finalised in the "coming days". Furthermore, Alvarez's agent has been making moves in order for the transfer to go through. The outlet shares that he travelled to a recent friendly of the San Sebastien side in order to have discussions with club officials. Will West Ham need to replace Alvarez? Alvarez has been expected to leave West Ham for quite some time so the Irons would have already made their plans for his exit. The expectation was that his move to Fenerbahce would have been made permanent. West Ham's squad is stacked with midfielders currently. Soungoutou Magassa and Mohamadou Kante are among the options for Nuno Espirito Santo. Meanwhile, James Ward-Prowse has seemed to wriggle his way back into the Portuguese boss' plans after minutes against Burnley. Youth midfielder George Orford was also a handed a start at Turf Moor, making him an option throughout the season. Tomas Soucek is also still in E20 as he recovers from an injury, while new signing Arne Engels is another player Nuno can turn to. There are plenty of decisions for the manager to make this season in the middle, with or without Alvarez.