Arsenal have completed the signing of Deportivo La Coruna forward Lucas Perez. The transfer fee is believed to be in the range of £17m.
Lucas Perez was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal in the last few weeks and after days of speculation, the Deportivo La Coruna striker has finally signed a long-term contract with the Gunners, and would soon receive a squad number.
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Lucas Perez displayed incredible form last season at Deportivo with 19 goals to his name in all competitions. He made a flying start this season after finding the net against Eibar. The talented striker started his career at Spanish club Atletico Madrid before moving to Rayo Vallecano.
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He also enjoyed short spells at Karpaty Lviv in Ukraine and PAOK in Greece, and finally returned to his homeland to join Deportivo in 2014.
“He’s not only a goalscorer, he’s a guy who combines well with partners, who can give a final ball and makes good runs. He’s got a good eye for goal and had an outstanding season last year,” said Arsene Wenger while speaking about his latest signing.
Arsenal have also agreed in principle with Valencia centre-back Mustafi, who is all set to join the Gunners squad for a whooping £35m.
The crucial double deal is expected to take Arsenal’s total expenses in this transfer window to £100m. Earlier, Arsenal had already signed Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka and defender Rob Holding. The new top-flight centre-back Mustafi and extremely talented striker Perez would add the much needed depth in the Arsenal squad.
