Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez could be ready to offer Lucas Perez a way out of Arsenal after confirming his interest in the forward.
Perez wants to leave the Emirates Stadium after just one season and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said he will not stand in his way after signing Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon this summer.
While Perez has been mainly linked with a return to Deportivo La Coruna, Benitez said that he has been monitoring his fellow Spaniard as well.
"I like the player because I have good friends in A Coruna," Benitez said after Sunday's 2-0 friendly win over Hellas Verona.