Mexico Gold Cup winner Alvarez returns to Hammers camp

West Ham boss Graham Potter is delighted to welcome Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez back into the fold after his successful Gold Cup campaign this summer.

Alvarez skippered Mexico to victory, scoring the winner in the final against hosts USA in Houston on 6 July.

On Tuesday, the 27-year-old returned from his break to link up with his team-mates in Chicago.

While Potter confirmed the former Ajax player is unlikely to feature in Wednesday's encounter with West Ham at Soldier Field, the boss says Alvarez has already brought a confident air to the camp.

"He's in a really good place, as you can imagine, after the summer he's had," said Potter. "He's had a nice break, which is well-earned after what he went through this summer and the efforts that he made for his national team.

"It's nice to see him and we might look towards Sunday's match against Bournemouth."