Arsenal ‘refuse to cancel Hector Bellerin’s contract to allow him to sign for Real Betis’… with the Spaniard so desperate to re-join his boyhood club after a successful loan spell that he is ‘willing to reduce his salary by more than half’
Hector Bellerin has spent the season on loan at boyhood club Real Betis in LaLigaThe Spanish side had hoped to sign the full-back on a free transfer this summerBut Arsenal are reportedly unwilling to release him from his contract a year earlyJuventus, Inter Milan and Barcelona are also said to be interested in BellerinHowever, the 27-year-old has made it clear that his heart is set on a Betis return
Arsenal are reportedly refusing to release Hector Bellerin from his contract to allow him to sign for Real Betis.
The 27-year-old has spent the season on loan at the Spanish club, who his whole family are die-hard supporters of.
Betis and Bellerin had hoped that a deal could be struck with Arsenal to make the move permanent on a free transfer this summer, as the full-back only has one year left on his contract in North London.
Hector Bellerin made 32 appearances on loan at Real Betis and won the Copa del Rey in April
The 27-year-old stayed out on the pitch after playing his final home match for the club
But according to Estadio Deportivo, the Gunners are unwilling to let Bellerin leave for nothing. They are keen to receive a transfer fee for the Spaniard or would consider a swap deal.
The report adds that Serie A clubs Roma, Fiorentina, Juventus and Inter Milan are also interested in Bellerin, while Barcelona – where he spent eight years as an academy player – are monitoring his situation too.
However, the 27-year-old has his heart set on returning to Betis and according to Estadio Deportivo he is willing to reduce his salary by…