Hector Bellerin ‘wants to go to Barcelona but feels tied to Arsenal’, reveals Spain team-mate
Gunners full-back is under contract at the Emirates until 2023 but he continues to be linked with a move to Nou Camp
HECTOR Bellerin is split over a move back to boyhood club Barcelona because he still feels tied to Arsenal, one of his Spain team-mates has revealed.
The 22-year-old, who is under contract with the Gunners until 2023, began his career as a youngster with the Catalan giants and is interested in returning to the Nou Camp.
But Barca star Denis Suarez, who is Bellerin's international team-mate, says the defender is unsure on his future.
He told : "I have spoken with Bellerin and on the one hand he wants to come to Barca and on the other he feels tied to the Arsenal. I wish he could come."
If Bellerin did leave Arsenal to rejoin Barca, he would replicate Cesc Fabregas' move after he also returned to back to the Nou Camp.
Bellerin's family have already moved back to Spain and he has previously said Barca's interest is "great".
“The truth is that every player of a top level wants to play in the Champions League, especially when I’ve been playing in it for two years.
“As a team, we didn’t achieve qualification and it’s something that we want to correct, but as a player, I repeat, it’s an important competition.
“It’s a great thing to know about the interest of a club like Barca, the club where I grew up. I don’t know anything at the moment. I’m an Arsenal player and we’ll see what happens.
“It’s always been very good in London, my family settled there with me, although now, for family reasons, they have had to return to Barcelona.
“I have a tougher time now because I’m a family person, I depend on them a lot, and it’ll be a new challenge to be without them."
He added: "I haven't talked to anyone. I haven't talked to the club.
"I know a lot of things are being talked about but as a player, the club haven't told me anything, there has still not been any contact.
"A lot can happen this summer."