Arsenal transfer news: Arsene Wenger mulling over £9m bid from Deportivo La Coruna for flop striker Lucas Perez
Spaniard is angry at losing his No9 shirt to Alexandre Lacazette without being told and wants out
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DEPORTIVO have offered wantaway Arsenal striker Lucas Perez a return to Spain, according to reports.
The Spaniard was angry at losing his No9 shirt to record signing Alexandre Lacazette without being consulted.
And after struggling for game time last season, Perez is keen to leave the Emirates.
The IBTimes claims Deportivo are waiting to hear back from the Gunners after tabling a £9million offer for their former player.
Perez rescued boyhood club Depor from relegation before Arsenal pipped Everton to his signature a year ago.
The goalscorer was left out of the pre-season tour of Asia, with Fenerbahce among several clubs monitoring the situation.
His representatives reportedly told Arsenal he was keen to leave after the shirt snub.
La Voz de Galicia quote Perez as saying: “They [Arsenal] are not behaving well with me.
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“The thing of taking the shirt number without telling me to give it to a companion. It seems to me the last straw.
“I can not continue this way. I have given everything, but that has not been reciprocated, so I can’t stand it any longer.
“I feel cheated. In February I was not allowed to leave for China with the promise that I would play more and after that I had even fewer opportunities.
“But the shirt number is an ugly gesture. On the trip, Lacazette asked the boss and he accepted. Afterwards, he told me.
“Last year he [Wenger] told me that he understood that I was upset. I think this season things will get worse, so help me out.”
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