Spanish press claim.

[waalsendmick]

we are prepared to meet the gooners €15m asking price for Perez.

don't know how much truth there is in it. after all, if the Spanish press is as reliable as ours, then we can forget it.

my source? unfortunately, journos on Twitter.

[Jammy89]

I hope it's true.

I really do.

If we're prepare to meet it, next issue would be come wages i guess.

Please let this come off though.

[PhoneymcRingRing]

I believe this will happen.

[sherwoodmag]

TV Galicia make Newcastle favourites to sign Perez,they are supposedly quite reliable.

[ghostrider]

As long as Perez wants to play for us and is not just ending up at a club that has stumped up the cash just so he can end his Arsenal misery.
I hope he comes (assuming we get him) with a mindset of wanting to play for the club and helping us achieve something, rather than using us as a quick stepping stone back to Spain by playing for the shop window purpose.

[Jammy89]

As long as Perez wants to play for us and is not just ending up at a club that has stumped up the cash just so he can end his Arsenal misery.
I hope he comes (assuming we get him) with a mindset of wanting to play for the club and helping us achieve something, rather than using us as a quick stepping stone back to Spain by playing for the shop window purpose.

I agree with all this but another part of me says even if he comes for a season, plays so Spanish clus notice him but he keeps us up. . . It wouldnt be what we want but maybe worth it for just this season?

As long as he doesnt make it blatantly obvious were being used as a stepping stone?

[NorthernRock]

I think Perez is a really good striker and fancifully thought he'd be good for us if he left Deportivo.

Now I see him as a really good signing who'll definitely add something to the team.

It's been well documented and there's no doubt Rafa is frustrated and now has to wheel and deal with alternatives but rest assured he isn't going to fill numbers with **** and if he does sign this lad then he'll have to want to play in black and white and won't just be coming to pick up a wage.

With the WC coming up it could be a perfect match for both parties.

10m approx for this level of striker is a good deal in any market, Wenger who knows a good player, had to stump up £17m and it smelt a bit like another rushed signing by him seen as though he hardly got a game.

Bad news for gooners but good news (potentially) for us.

[ashingtoon62]

I agree with all this but another part of me says even if he comes for a season, plays so Spanish clus notice him but he keeps us up. . . It wouldnt be what we want but maybe worth it for just this season?

As long as he doesnt make it blatantly obvious were being used as a stepping stone?

^^^
This.

[sherwoodmag]

We are so desperately short of good striking options I don't care if a quality striker uses us as a stepping stone.Pay thirteen million for him,get a good season or two out of him,flog him for big money and replace him.
Of course if he is playing well I would rather he stayed but by next year we will have accumulated the new big money from TV.at the moment we are behind the likes of Burnley,WBA and Stoke for money never mind the top six.

[Kal]

He's almost 29 so I doubt his value will increase after a year or two with us. That doesn't bother me, let's hope it doesn't bother Ashley either.