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West Ham want Arsenal’s unhappy striker Lucas Perez.

The Hammers have already made strong enquiries for Perez who is set to leave the Emirates this summer after a frustrating first season at the club.

Perez, 28, joined Arsenal last August in a £17m move from Deportivo La Coruna but has failed to hold down a regular starting place and is pushing to go.

That has alerted West Ham who are hoping to get Perez for a similar price with Arsenal and the player’s representatives aware of the interest from their London rivals.

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West Ham are desperate to strengthen their strike force with a move for Perez who did a last minute U-turn last summer to pull the plug on joining Everton to sign for Arsenal instead.

But Perez has found his chances limited at Arsenal behind Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott, Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck.

Perez has not made a secret of his unhappiness around the training ground but it has also become a two-way street as there has been surprise that he got so angry and frustrated so quickly.

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There is a feeling that he expected to walk into the team and did not think it would be such a tough fight which has also counted heavily against him with a growing frustration at his attitude.

Perez has voiced his annoyance at coaching staff and with team mates, particularly after the home defeat to Bayern Munich and now he looks certain to go this summer.