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West Ham United are set to accept a £2million bid from Alaves for striker Lucas Perez, according to La Voz de Galicia.

What’s the word?

Lucas was placed up for sale at the end of the 2018-19 season, Football FanCast sources have confirmed.

And it appears that he could now be set to finally seal a move away from the London Stadium.

The former Arsenal forward made 19 appearances in all competitions but was in the starting XI in the Premier League on just four occasions and never once completed the 90 minutes.

West Ham are minded to accept the offer, the report claims, but Lucas is keeping his options open.

The 30-year-old has enjoyed success in Spain in the past, scoring 32 goals in 93 games in the league for both Deportivo La Coruna and Rayo Vallecano.

A damning indictment

This shows up the utter folly of West Ham’s recent transfer strategy.

He has never really lit up the Premier League – he scored just seven goals for Arsenal across 21 games – but because he used to play for the Gunners, he became a Hammers target.

That is what they used to do; bring in players with supposed big reputations despite them being either past their best or, quite frankly, not good enough.

It should serve as a lesson to both co-owners, David Gold and David Sullivan, with the club now set to take a £2m hit on a player they signed for £4m in 2018.

And it should colour their thinking this summer, with the club in dire need of investment if they are to progress. They can ill-afford another Lucas Perez.