There have been some reports that Ayoze Perez is attracting the attention of some other clubs.
That’s not surprising after the 24-year-old Spaniard had probably his best season ever and was particularly impressive in the second half of the campaign as Newcastle survived relegation and moved up to 10th place in the Premier League.
Perez epitomized the improvement shown by many of our players last season, and that bodes well for the future.
Ayoze was a bargain buy four years ago from Tenerife, and we got him for just €2M.
Ayoze Perez – in action against Stoke City
This is what Ayoze has told the Chronicle:
“I am really happy to keep playing for this team.”
“We had a great season and we ended it on a high with a great win against Chelsea. We showed we could do it against the big teams.”
“In front of strong crowds we beat Manchester United and Arsenal too and they’re great results.”
“It’s part of our game plan, we need the fans behind us like they have done and they were a huge part of it being a memorable season.”
“Now we look to build on it next year.” “I was really happy to end the season the way we did.”
“On a collective note, it was brilliant and also on a personal note to finish the season with 10 goals.”
“We deserved to finish in the top 10. It was a brilliant achievement.”
“The last couple of months were great for me and I was really happy to score as always.”
“I always love to score.” “Whether they be tap-ins or from range or wherever. Every time I step on the pitch I still get that special feeling.”
“I know I can better under Rafa again next season.”
“As soon as pre-season comes we have to think about what’s going on and go again.”
That’s a really upbeat Ayoze Perez speaking there – as he enjoys his break back in his hometown of Santa Cruz, Tenerife.
Last season Perez played 37 times for Newcastle with 10 goals and 5 assists.
In the four years he’s been on Tyneside he’s played 154 games for Newcastle with 35 goals and has 13 assists.
So that’s close to 30% of his goals and 40% of his assists last season.
Let’s hope he can do even better next season and that he continues to improve under the guidance of Rafa Benitez.
Comments welcome.
2 comments so far
Chancel My MBembaship
Jun 13, 2018 at 12:58 PM
Comment #1Over the moon that the World Cup is coming here in 2026. My mate is flying to Russia today to catch three games and I’m very jealous. Hopefully there’ll be one or two games in either of the New York stadiums or New England. Don’t care which teams are playing!
JP...from The Rock
Jun 13, 2018 at 1:06 PM
Comment #2Perez did realy well at the tail end of the season. With him being still only 24 I can see him get better. What he really needs to improve on and this is his biggest weakness is his concentration on simple but decisive passes. I have lost count the amount of times a simple accurate pass that would have left our striker free on goal has been completely messed up with a wayward pass, gifting the opposition possesion and letting them off the hook. That he definitely need to improve on if he ever wants to be as succesful as he and all of us want him to be.
Apart from that flaw he has improved on his strength, stamina and goals returns too.