---
title: "West Ham target Ayoze Perez wanted by Barcelona"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/07/28/west-ham-target-ayoze-perez-wanted-by-barcelona/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-07-28T11:57:28Z"
modified: "2016-07-28T11:57:28Z"
---

# West Ham target Ayoze Perez wanted by Barcelona

Barcelona [have made contact](https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/barcelona-approach-newcastle-star-ayoze-perez-after-missing-out-luciano-vietto-1572845) 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](https://readnewcastle.com/) from Tenerife in 2014. He was offered the chance to join the B teams of both [Barcelona](https://readlaliga.com/) and [Real Madrid](https://readlaliga.com/) but chose to join the [Magpies](https://readnewcastle.com/) 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](https://readtottenham.com/) and [Manchester United](https://readmanutd.com/) in the recent past, but he ignored their advances and instead chose to sign a new five-year contract with the [Magpies](https://readnewcastle.com/).

![Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/07/496110658.jpg)

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.