Barcelona have made contact with Newcastle over signing striker Ayoze Perez, who has also been linked with West Ham, Everton and Inter Milan this summer.
The 23-year-old moved to Newcastle from Tenerife in 2014. He was offered the chance to join the B teams of both Barcelona and Real Madrid but chose to join the Magpies instead as he figured it would be a better move for his career at that particular time.
The Spanish U21 international was linked with moves to both Tottenham and Manchester United in the recent past, but he ignored their advances and instead chose to sign a new five-year contract with the Magpies.
The La Liga champions were hopeful of signing Luciano Vietto from Atletico Madrid this summer but the Argentine striker has opted for Sevilla instead, forcing Barcelona to reignite their interest in Perez.
Newcastle are not willing to let Perez go on the cheap despite their relegation and have put a £15m price-tag on his shoulders.
West Ham are also keeping tabs on the situation and will be prepared to move for Perez should the fail in their pursuit of other targets.
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