Lazio target Lucas Perez has admitted he must now return to Arsenal, with his loan at Deportivo La Coruna expiring at the end of the season.
Arsenal loaned Perez to Deportivo for the season last summer, with the Spanish striker having seen little action under Arsene Wenger at the Emirates Stadium.
Already relegated to the Spanish second tier, Deportivo play their final La Liga game of the season on Sunday away at Valencia.
Perez is being targeted by Italian Serie A club Lazio and his agent has already admitted that the striker has a liking for the Rome-based side.
But Perez says his duty is now to return to Arsenal following the expiry of his loan at Deportivo.
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Asked about his future, the striker was quoted as saying by Riazor.org that he has "to go back to England, to the club that own me right now."
It remains to be seen whether Perez has a future at Arsenal, with Wenger having now exited the club.
Perez's countryman Mikel Arteta, who is currently on Pep Guardiola's coaching staff at Manchester City, is the favourite to take the vacant role at the Emirates Stadium.
