West Ham United are linked with the Arsenal striker.
Some West Ham United fans on Twitter have approved their club’s reported pursuit of Arsenal striker Lucas Perez.
The Daily Mail reported on Saturday that West Ham have contacted Arsenal about signing the Spanish hitman.
Manuel Pellegrini has signed a lot of players for the Irons this summer but they are yet to sign the recognised number nine that they probably need in the absence of Andy Carroll, who is out for two months.
Perez joined Arsenal in 2016 for £17 million [The Independent] but spent last season on loan at former club Deportivo la Coruna after struggling to break into Arsene Wenger’s plans – a struggle that he could also face under Unai Emery this season.
But the 29-year-old netted seven goals during nine starts for the Gunners across all competitions in the 2016-17 campaign – including a Champions League hat-trick.
There had been virtually no speculation about him joining the East Londoners until this weekend and some West Ham fans are pleasantly surprised about the prospect of signing him.
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