24-year-old Mexican international Edson Alvarez, after joining Ajax from domestic powerhouse América, helped the team win the domestic double, which also attracted the attention of European giants including Real Madrid.
This summer, Ligue 1 small club Rennes also came to lobby Alvarez to join, and unlike the big team that lured the development platform, the Rennes boss directly mobilized his wife, Oscar best actress winner Salma Hayek.
Hayek is a well-known movie star in Mexico, this beauty is Hollywood's "Latin brand" for many years, and was nominated for Best Actress at the 75th Academy Awards and Best Actress in the Drama Series at the 60th Golden Globe Awards that year.
Now 55 years old, Hayek still shows strong film and television vitality, in 2006 she served as a producer of "Ugly Betty" became a hit, and in recent years, she has also participated in well-known films such as "Ace Bodyguard".
In 2006, Hayek became acquainted with the wealthy French businessman François-Henri Pinault, and the two eventually entered the palace of marriage. The Pino family is the owner of Kering, the world's third-largest luxury group, with Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, PUMA and more all of their brands.
The Pino family bought Ligue 1 club Rennes in 1998 to run steadily so far, and Chinese the biggest impression of them comes from the fact that in 2013 they donated the bronze rat and rabbit heads of the Yuanmingyuan that were lost overseas to China free of charge.
Pino asked his wife Hayek to get out of the horse, presumably to impress Alvarez with compatriotism. In fact, Alvarez was also surprised to receive the call, which was a call from a national superstar.
But after much thought, Alvarez said he was touched but had to refuse, "[rejecting Rennes's invitation] It was a difficult decision, but in the end I chose to stay in Ajax without any doubt." I want to be able to play in the Champions League against the big teams. ”
"I had only been a real starter for 6 months before the season started and it wasn't enough to make such an indelible impression here. I still have a lot to prove. ”
Alvarez has joined Ajax for a whopping 15 million euros, and he also has good offensive ability as a defender and center-back, contributing 2 goals and 2 assists in 39 goals last season and 2 goals in 11 games so far this season.