Twenty-seven-year-old Lucas Perez is a bit of a head-scratcher for most Arsenal supporters, as the middle and lower end of La Liga simply does not get the same exposure as the middle and lower end of the Premier League.
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Wenger said he is “99 per cent confident” of completing the signings before Europe’s summer transfer window shuts late Wednesday.
“This season I thought we had the easiest transfer market ever because we knew what we wanted to [buy], we knew who we wanted, and it didn’t come off”, Wenger said.
Arsenal also signed Bolton defender Rob Holding and young Japanese striker Takuma Asano – who it was announced on Friday has joined Stuttgart on loan for the season having been denied a work permit.
Arsenal have endured a frustrating close season so far, snubbed by striker Jamie Vardy, who extended his contract with champions Leicester City instead, while Olympique Lyonnais rejected their bid for forward Alexandre Lacazette.
Wenger also disclosed that he tried to find club executives at Euro 2016 games to discuss transfers, when he was working as a pundit for French TV at the tournament. It’s quite a difference between the people I meet when I go out where.
“Look at my face”.
Having finally appeared to land one of his main summer targets, Wenger will hope the Germany worldwide, who scored his first goal for his country in their 2-0 win over Ukraine at Euro 2016, will pass his medical which is believed to be scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Now, following news that the Spaniard was in London today, it has been reported, via the Mirror, that the players medical has taken place and successfully negotiated, thus leaving nothing standing in the way of Wenger finally signing another highly rated player.
‘It looks like it will be frenetic for me in the last three days.
“In my job is to make the right decisions for the team and the club. He moved centrally and in a successful way”, Wenger said. I think he has good link-up qualities, good finishing qualities.
“Maybe PSG is one of the favourites but we want to finish first”.
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Valencia boss Pako Ayestarán said: “A week ago the offer wasn’t enough to get him but now the offer is considerable”.
