“They called me crazy when I changed from Primera to Deportivo”
Lucas PerezHe Real Deportivo promotion hero from La Coruña to LALIGA HYPERMOTION, at the promotion party he noted that “they called me crazy when I changed from Primera to Deportivo… Blessed madness.”
At the end of the match, as stated Juan Yordi In La Coruña, Lucas Perez assured that he was happy, came to help and join the team. “It’s huge for me to remember my grandparents and this team that was in debt when I left in the last relegation. I think this city is incredible, this image today on the streets of La Coruña is Depor, it is us and they we will see our return to the First Division, that’s for sure.”
“Let it be heard throughout the world that Depor are back, that today it is a spectacle, it is wonderful to see this unity and this connection between the team and the stands of Riazor,” commented the 35-year-old Galician striker excitedly.
The historic Deportivo fought for four years to return to professional football and achieved this at the Riazor stadium, packed to capacity (31,833 spectators).
The story of Lucas Perez’s move to Deportivo: he paid money out of his own pocket to play for his favorite team
In the last days of December 2022, Lucas Perez announced a decision that shocked the world of football: decided to leave Cadiz from the First Division to sign a contract with Deportivo from the First Federation..
MARCA gained access to details of the contract that Lucas Perez refused after leaving Cadiz, in which the Galician striker contributed part of his money towards the payment of the million euros that his dismissal cost.
So much so that Lucas walked away for 1,000,000 euros, of which he paid 493,000 from his own pocket and 507,000 from Deportivo de La Coruña.
Emotional video with which Depor greets Lucas Perez
In addition, Cadiz’s then top scorer must have earned another €900,000 between then and the summer.
Lucas Perez: “Don’t think that if I or Messi arrive, we will be promoted”
“I’m very happy to be here. I have embarked on the most challenging project of my career to try and help my city team gain promotion to the Pro League. I am well aware and clearly understand that I come to play for Deportivo. It’s not the same thing: “I have to play in the First Federation. We have to convey to people that I am not a savior, oh well, neither me nor Messi will get an instant promotion,” he said. Lucas Perez on the day of his presentation, January 3, 2023..
Football career of Lucas Perez: Alaves, Atlético, Rayo, Ukraine, Greece, Deportivo…
Lucas Perez Martinez was born in La Coruña on September 10, 1988.
He went through the ranks of Victoria, Arteixo, Alaves and Ordenes before moving to Atlético Madrid C, Atlético Madrid B and Rayo Vallecano B.
In 2011, the Galician striker packed his bags for Ukraine to play for Karpaty Lviv and Dynamo Kiev, in 2013 he played in Greece for the Greek PAOK Thessaloniki, and in 2014 he realized his dream of playing for Deportivo ( loaned from PAOK), managing to stay there. . and achieve success in the La Coruña team.
In 2016, Arsenal paid 20 million of the termination agreement to sign Lucas Perez, who returned to Deportivo for the 2017–18 season.
His other teams were West Ham United and Elche until he signed for Cadiz in 2022.