West Ham Striker Lucas Perez Issues Statement Denying He Refused to Warm Up Against Everton

​West Ham forward Lucas Perez has issued a statement firmly denying that he refused to warm up as a substitute during the Hammers' 1-3 win at Goodison Park on Sunday. Television pictures showed Perez in heated talks with Hammers goalkeeping coach Xavi Valero as Manuel Pellegrini replaced the injured Marko Arnautovic with Michail Antonio instead of the Spaniard. Sky Sports speculated that Perez had refused to warm up, but Pellegrini denied this in his post-match interview and Perez clarified... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/