Ayoze Perez is a name that is familiar to many Premier League fans, and he will re-enter people’s minds during the Euro 2024 final.
The forward is now back in his home country and enjoyed a strong season that saw him called up by La Roja for the tournament.
Spain are set to play England in the showpiece this Sunday, live on talkSPORT, and Perez will come up against some faces he will recognise.
He has only played a few minutes in Germany so far, but there is a chance that the former Newcastle and Leicester player will be involved.
Who does Ayoze Perez play for?
At the end of Perez’s contract at Leicester, the now 30-year-old joined Real Betis on a free transfer.
He spent the last half of the 2022/23 season on loan with the La Liga club and made the move permanent.
He’s currently playing under former Manchester City and West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini.
In all competitions last season, Perez made 38 appearances, scoring 11 goals and grabbing two assists.
You could argue these aren’t stellar numbers, but Luis de la Fuente saw enough from the winger to call him into the national squad.
He made his debut for La Roja against Andorra and scored in a 5-0 win.
So far at Euro 2024, he’s only made one appearance as a substitute against Italy, but he’ll be ready should his team need him in the final.
Perez moved to England in 2014 from Tenerife to Newcastle for just over £1million.
He made nearly 200 appearances for the Toon before Leicester swooped in the summer of 2019 and paid £30m to take him to the east Midlands.
Again, he spent five years at the King Power and played in Europe for the Foxes as well as winning the FA Cup in 2021.
But he never quite hit the heights of his time at Newcastle and was allowed to join Betis on loan in January 2023.
That has proven to be a very wise career move as it’s led to him gaining international recognition to within one win of a major European trophy.
talkSPORT will bring you live commentary of the Euro 2024 final on Sunday as England bid to make history against Spain. Tune in via the website or the app, and follow our live Euro 2024 blog for all the build-up.
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