Lucas Perez has reported to Arsenal early for preseason training.

According to his agency, he seems to hope that the arrival of fellow Spaniard Emery in place of Arsene Wenger will give him the boost he needs to kickstart his career.

“Lucas, on day 2, begins pre-season with Arsenal," said a spokesman for the Protio Sport agency .

“There is interest from some teams, but he is a player of Arsenal and his desire is to succeed there."

With several of the Gunners' squad away at the World Cup, Perez will hope to use the first few weeks of pre-season in early July to stake his claim for a place in the squad.