Newcastle United have made a €10m offer for Enzo Perez, a ccording to Sport Witness, with Spanish newspaper Sport claiming that: "Valencia could have already found a buyer for the Argentine footballer, as Newcastle offers €10m for him.’





Perez has been linked with a move away from Valencia with Newcastle and River Plate the two interested parties.

The midfielder joined Benitez’s former club Valencia in 2014 for £20m following three successful years at Benfica, where he won four major trophies and also played for the Portuguese club at St James’ Park in the Europa League.





Despite playing 28 times last season for Valencia the move has not gone as well as Perez might have hoped. He provided one assist, was booked 15 times and sent off once.

The 19-cap Argentina international also featured for his country in the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil.





Rafa Benitez is frustrated by Newcastle’s lack of transfer activity so far this summer and is keen for the club to make a breakthrough in the coming days, with Christian Atsu the only permanent signing so far in this window.

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Having missed out on Tammy Abraham last week he is keen to ensure that he is able to get a few more signings completed before pre-season starts.





Perez would offer much-needed experience having played at the highest level, which Benitez knows is invaluable when trying to stay in the division.