Ayoze Perez claims Real Madrid and Barcelona were interested in him before he left Tenerife for Newcastle United.

Ayoze scored the winner in Newcastle's 2-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday.

"Yes, there was interest from those clubs [Barcelona and Real Madrid],” he said. "The truth is that the Newcastle bid was quite surprising because firstly there were other teams interested.

"But they pushed very hard to get me. I feel they really valued me. We had to consider the different options and I finally decided to come to Newcastle.

"I have always loved the Premier League but the main reason to come here was how Newcastle valued myself.

"I felt very appreciated by the club and that was the reason which made me opt to come here."