Arsenal finally agree deal to sign Spanish attacker

Remarkably, and in complete and utter Gunners
fashion the man we’ll be welcoming to the Emirates
is someone you might not have heard of until 24
hours ago.
But in the quickest turnaround of a transfer we’ve
seen for a while, Lucas Perez will join the North
London side after Arsene Wenger agreed a
£17.1million deal for the 27-year-old.
The news has been confirmed by the oracle of
Arsenal news, David Ornstein, who went on to state
a £35million deal for Shkodran Mustafi is also
entering its final stages.


Arsenal have beaten Everton to signing of Deportivo
La Coruna striker Lucas Perez. Deal agreed, #AFC
meeting €20m release clause, 17.1m #EFC

— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) August 25,
2016

As well as the above, Deportivo have recently
announced that their star striker has been removed
from their squad list for the upcoming tie with Real
Betis.
Perez, who goes by the name of Lucas, will become
Arsenal’s new number nine and is expected to be
officially announced at some stage on Friday ahead
of Arsenal’s trip to Watford this weekend.
It’s a deal that many will see as a panic buy, but
Wenger had to act quickly in this case after
hijacking the deal from fellow Premier League side,
Everton.
Ronald Koeman’s side looked to have the transfer in
concrete until talks stalled, leaving the path open for
Wenger to convince the Spanish international to
switch to North London instead.
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Champions League football was too good an offer
for Perez to turn down, and after contact was made
the striker made up his mind within a heartbeat.
Perez managed to bag 17 goals in La Liga last
season, whilst picking up 8 assists along the way to
leave him as one positive from an underwhelming
season with Deportivo, who finished 15th.
His ability to take players on is exactly what sets
him aside from Giroud, who will welcome
competition in the forward role ahead of a season
full of pressure.
Perez was also being tracked by some European
heavyweights, with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and
Leicester City all keeping tabs on the hitman.
Perez is expected to complete a medical on Friday
morning, with the deal set to be formally announced
by Arsenal later on in the day.