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Former Barcelona and Liverpool attacker Luis Garcia has claimed that Newcastle United’s Ayoze Perez is worthy of a spot in the Spain squad.
Speaking to Sky Sports, via The Mag, Garcia said that Perez ‘definitely deserves a try’ as Spain continue to have problems filling their main striking position.
Perez has scored four Premier League goals for Newcastle this season, the last of which came against Huddersfield Town at the weekend.
In all, the 25-year-old has 40 goals in 184 appearances for Newcastle since arriving at the club from Tenerife in the summer of 2014.
The Premier League team’s fans have been on social media reacting to Garcia’s words and it has certainly thrown up an interesting debate.
Whilst there are many Newcastle supporters who agree with the Spaniard, others feel that the 5ft 10in ace is short of the level required to be an international footballer.
A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below: