Lucas Perez close to sealing Deportivo loan move as Arsenal lower demands- Arsenal striker Lucas Perez is close to rejoining Deportivo La Coruna on loan
- Perez cost Arsenal £17.1million when they signed him from Deportivo last year
- He has scored just one goal in 11 Premier League appearances for the Gunners
- Arsenal wanted to sell him for £13m but have since lowered their expectations
- The 28-year-old will now be allowed to return to Spain for a modest loan fee
Lucas Perez's move from Arsenal to Deportivo La Coruna is edging closer before the end of the transfer window. Arsenal began the summer demanding £13m for the striker they signed from the Spanish club last summer in a £17.1m deal.
But the Gunners are now set to accept a loan move with a modest fee.Perez started only four matches after Christmas last season and did not start a game after the FA Cup win at Sutton in February.
Arsenal had wanted a transfer fee beyond £10m but are increasingly resigned to accepting a loan deal.There has been interest from Valencia and Marseille but Perez is steadfast in his determination to return to Deportivo.
The Spanish club want to do a loan deal with a fee of around £4m with a view to a future transfer.
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