Deportivo La Coruña play in Spain’s third division and Lucas Perez has returned to his soulful team, which he wants to see back in the elite of Iberian football.

Having reached the age of 34, Lucas Perez has also featured for Deportivo La Coruña in the past, but how he arrived in the formation at El Riazor this time is nothing short of an emotional love story.

Lucas Perez paid €500,000 to be able to play for Deportivo La Coruña

According to Transfermarkt, Lucas Perez last played for Cadiz.

Since his main team, Deportivo La Coruña, is suffering from a financial point of view and not only, he decided to pay half of his transfer fee to be able to play in El Riazor, that is 500 thousand euros.

In the summer of 2022, Lucas Perez was in the stadium’s stands during the promotion play-off with Albacete and was seen at the end of the game as he left the arena in tears after Deportivo failed to qualify for the second tier.

Lucas Perez did not forget about the Cadiz fans, for whom he had an emotional message.

“We came a year ago with a clear goal: to save ourselves. And I did it! Thank you to the fans, the club and the city for the love you have shown all this time.

I’m going to make my dream come true! I wish you all the best, you deserve it!”

“Lucas Perez, the team’s best player, is going to Depor. He paid to play for the team of his life. From the first day to the last, he gave his life on the field. We owe a lot to him for saving us from relegation. Thank you for everything, happy return home!” – It was a message from a Cadiz fan.

On the first day of 2023, Lucas Perez was greeted at the airport as a true hero by a large crowd of Deportivo fans.

“I hope someone loves you like Lucas Perez loves Depor.” Paying half a million out of pocket to crawl through the dirt. There is something unusual about football that goes in the opposite direction. Crazy. Our fool!” – said a supporter of the team.

Lucas Perez has signed a 2-year contract and will get his favorite number 7 shirt.