Lucas Perez reportedly refuses to warm up against Everton

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Lucas Perez joined West Ham from Arsenal in August. EFE

One of West Ham's summer signings, Lucas Perez, allegedly refused to warm up in their match on Sunday against Everton at Goodison Park.

After the 'Hammers' re-established their two-goal advantage, with Marko Arnautovic netting a third, manager Manuel Pellegrini reportedly asked striker Lucas Perez to warm-up on the sidelines. 

According to 'Sky Sports', the Spaniard sat on the bench looking disinterested as he spoke with goalkeeping coach Xavi Valero. 

Perez signed from Arsenal on a three-year contract this summer for around £10m, though is yet to score his first West Ham goal despite making three appearances. 

The London side are yet to release a statement about the incident. 

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