The Spanish forward Lucas Perez has declared that he is unhappy at his current team Arsenal. The reason is that he didn’t receive a lot of playing time. The 28-year-old Spaniard has only started 2 Premier League matches last campaign. He managed to score one goal in the league. Perez added 3 goals in the local cups and a hat-trick in The Champions League.
A few months ago he had the chance to sign for a team from China, but the club didn’t let him go. The chiefs persuaded him that he will play more during the next campaign. However, now with the arrival of Alexandre Lacazette, he has even given his shirt number (9) and the Spaniard will now play with 28 number on his shirt. That made the Spaniard declare his determination to leave the Emirates as soon as possible.
Even though, Arsenal paid Deportivo La Coruna £17.1 m. to have the forward in the squad, Arsene Wenger didn’t use him a lot in the matches of the team during the last season. However, Lucas Perez proved that he is useful and managed to score a hat-trick in his only start in a Champions League game – against Basel. Perez also took part in 4 games of the FA Cup for Arsenal and scored a goal against Sutton United in the 2-0 victory.
In my opinion, Perez is a very good player, but he must receive his chance to prove his qualities. On the other hand, I don’t think that this will happen as Wenger has already signed Lacazette. Moreover, there are players like Olivier Giroud, Danny Welbeck, Theo Walcott, Joel Campbell in the team, which is going to limit his playing time at the Emirates Stadium. At both ends, it won’t be difficult for a player like Perez to find a new team, but it is sad that he will leave the club that way.