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title: "Exclusive: Pundit feels Ayoze Perez could leave Leicester City this summer"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-pundit-feels-ayoze-perez-could-leave-leicester-city-this-summer-e173/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Danny Rust"
section: "Exclusive"
published: "2021-07-13T05:09:46Z"
modified: "2021-07-13T05:09:46Z"
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# Exclusive: Pundit feels Ayoze Perez could leave Leicester City this summer

**Ayoze Perez could be deemed surplus to requirements after falling out of favour at Leicester City, according to Steve Howey.**

Perez joined the Foxes from Premier League rivals Newcastle United in a [£30million deal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48869383) two years ago.

The Spaniard was named in Brendan Rodgers’ starting line-up just [21 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ayoze-perez/leistungsdaten/spieler/246968/plus/0?saison=2020) last season and scored three times.

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Kelechi Iheanacho’s best form since [switching from Manchester City](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/03/kelechi-iheanacho-leicester-city-manchester-city) in 2017 resulted in Perez’s minutes on the pitch being restricted and the former Tenerife attacker has been linked with a move away from the King Power Stadium this summer.

Ex-Premier League striker Marcus Bent [told This is Futbol](https://thisisfutbol.com/2021/07/blogs/premier-league/everton/exclusive-benitez-could-be-looking-to-reunite-with-perez-at-everton-e164/) that Perez could be on Everton’s radar following the appointment of Rafa Benitez as the Toffees’ new manager.

Perez worked under Benitez during a fruitful spell at St James’ Park and Howey – who, like Perez, featured for Leicester and Newcastle during his playing days – would not be surprised to see him leave the Foxes.

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Howey exclusively told The Transfer Tavern: *“I think Perez has done okay but he has been in and out of the team.*

*“Ultimately, Rodgers is always going to pick Vardy and Iheanacho. He also has competition from other signings who have come to the club. He could be surplus to requirements.”*