Barcelona Said to Confirm Interest in Arsenal's Hector Bellerin as Replacement for Outgoing Alves

Published on: 25 May 2016

"?Arsenal face a battle to keep of Hector Bellerin as La Liga champions Barcelona have reportedly confirmed their interest in the defender, as reported by "?Evening Standard.


The news comes after it was all but confirmed that Dani Alves will be making the move to Juventus as a free agent in the next few days. 


Alves has had an extremely successful career at the Nou Camp, but the club are looking to offload his hefty salary which Italian side Juventus have offered to increase.


Barcelona were reported to have made contact with Bellerin and Arsenal well over a month ago, but the defender has come out and stated that he is happy to stay at the club after he signed a new four-year deal last summer. "England is my home now. I've lived there for many years; my family and my girlfriend are there. I don't see myself anywhere other than at Arsenal,"? said Bellerin to a Spanish newspaper.


Despite these latest rumours, Barca still have £13m signing Aleix Vidal as a potential replacement following his signing from Sevilla last year. However, manager Luis Enrique is believed to be unimpressed by what he's seen on the training ground since his arrival from their Spanish rivals.

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