Writing on his personal website, the Sky Italy journalist said that the Hammers have made an enquiry for the Argentinian international.
It appears as though the Hammers haven’t made a formal bid for Perez yet, and it remains to be seen whether they will press ahead with an attempt to secure his signature.
The defender started out at Argentinos Juniors but he was quickly snapped up by Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2018. He was immediately loaned back to the Argentinian club for six months before moving to Spain at the beginning of 2019.
Perez didn’t make a single first-team appearance for Atletico, but he did have successful loan spells at Portuguese side Famalicao and fellow Spanish club Granada, where he was a regular starter.
Udinese also initially loaned the Argentine for the 2021/22 campaign before signing him up permanently in the summer of 2022.