Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna in the summer transfer window.
Well-known Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague has suggested on Skysports.com that Lucas Perez will be a success at Arsenal.
According to BBC Sport, Arsenal are interested in signing Perez from Deportivo La Coruna before the end of the summer transfer window.
It has been reported that the Gunners have agreed to meet the €20 million (£17.1m) clause to sign the striker this month.
Balague has suggested that the 27-year-old would prove to be a good signing for Arsenal.
“Someone who scores 17 goals in La Liga should be considered a top signing, especially when you consider he did that at Deportivo,” Balague wrote on Skysports.com when asked if Perez will fit in well in the Premier League.
“He’s fast, has a powerful shot with his left foot, he’s clever and has been abroad already (Ukraine and Greece) which straight away makes him different to other Spanish strikers that struggled in the past. He can play as a number nine or more likely on the right hand side of attack.”
Perez scored 17 goals and created 72 chances in 36 La Liga appearances for Deportivo during the 2015-16 campaign.
So far this season, the Spaniard has scored one goal and created three chances in one league appearance for Gaizka Garitano’s side.
Arsenal have made a disappointing start to the season, and there are doubts whether they would be able to challenge for the Premier League title this season.
The Gunners kicked off their season with a 4-3 defeat to Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium and played out a goalless draw with defending English champions Leicester City away from home at the King Power Stadium last weekend.
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