Barcelona ready to bid £45m as Bellerin refuses to rule out move

According to the Independent, Barcelona are increasingly confident of being able to bring Hector Bellerin back to his former club this summer in a £45 million deal.

The Catalan club expect to have a deal closed by the end of June and understand that Bellerin would be willing to move back to Spain. They have, however, also lined up Nelson Semedo as a back-up should the transfer not materialise.

Bellerin recently insisted in an interview with Mundo Deportivo, that he still committed to Arsenal, although not completely ruling out a move to Barcelona. 

“It’s great to know about the interest of Barca, the club where I grew up. I’m an Arsenal player and we’ll see what happens.”

“I know a lot of things are being talked about but as a player, the club haven’t told me anything. A lot can happen this summer. ”

“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 qualify. It’s something we want to correct, but as a player, I repeat: it’s an important competition.”