Arsenal tell Lazio to cough up £7million for wantaway forward Lucas Perez
Spanish striker, 29, spent last season on-loan at his former club Deportivo and is desperate to quit the North London side
ARSENAL have told Lazio they want £7million for Lucas Perez.
The 29-year-old forward is desperate to end his two-year North London nightmare for good.
He knows his chances of breaking into the side are limited and he is behind Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the pecking order.
And it appears Perez, 29, has now been granted his wish by the Gunners and will be allowed to leave this summer.
Serie A club Lazio are interested in taking the Spaniard to Italy.
But say they have been told they will not get him for less than £7m.
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Unai Emery vowed to build his team around the midfielder.
Perez, who scored eight goals and made six assists while on-loan at Deportivo La Coruna last season, is back in London for pre-season training.
He has held talks with new manager Unai Emery over his future where it appears he was told he can depart.
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Lazio sporting director Igli Tare is confident a deal can be completed before next month’s transfer window.
Perez joined Arsenal for £17m back in August 2016 but he scored just once in 11 Premier League matches for the Gunners.
