Newcastle United close to £30m sale of forward

Newcastle United could bank up to £30million from the sale of Ayoze Perez.
Ayoze Perez.Ayoze Perez.
Ayoze Perez.

The forward, under contract for two more years, is close to joining Leicester City after talks this week.

Perez – the club’s leading scorer for the past two seasons – is discussing personal terms with the Premier League team. The 25-year-old, signed as an unknown from Tenerife as an unknown five years ago, suggested that it was “time for a change” late last season.

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Speaking to the Gazette in May, Perez said: “Obviously, it’s always going to be in my heart, whatever happens. This place, this city, this club – everything is going to be in my heart forever.”

Perez’s expected exit comes just three days after manager Rafa Benitez formally left the club. The 59-year-old’s contract expired on Sunday following the breakdown of talks over a new deal at St James’s Park.