Lucas Perez on cusp of transfer to West Ham from Arsenal

Spanish forward Lucas Perez is on the verge of completing a transfer from Arsenal to West Ham United. It is understood that Perez will sign a three-year contract at the London Stadium and will make a move in a deal worth £8.25 million to the Gunners.

The 29-year-old returned to his former club Deportivo on loan last season but had looked to force his way into Arsenal's first team this summer with a series of appearances for the Gunners during their pre-season friendlies.

“I know that West Ham want him and they have made an offer,” Lucas’s agent Rodrigo Fernandez Lovelle told ESPN FC.

“It is an option. Lucas is happy at Arsenal but he wants to play regularly and West Ham is an option for him.

“There are other clubs interested but joining West Ham would allow him to continue in London and in the Premier League and Lucas wants to continue in London.

“In Spain there are also interest from some clubs, but they are not willing to assume the transfer.”