Stephen Dunmoye
Arsenal full right back, Hector Bellerin has returned to the Spanish side Barcelona on transfer deadline day following the termination of his contract after spending 11 years at Arsenal.
Barcelona and Héctor Bellerín have reached an agreement to sign the player, after the defender terminated his contract with Arsenal Football Club.
The player will sign a contract until 30 June 2023and the buyout clause has been set at 50 million euros.
FC Barcelona will shortly be announcing the details of the official presentation of Bellerín as a new member of its senior men’s team.
He will thus be putting the blaugrana jersey back on after an absence of 11 years – the youngster departed La Masia for North London in 2011.
The Barça Escola was Bellerín’s first experience at Barça, aged just six years old. In 2003, he joined the development centre, and the talented player progressed from the Under-10 B side through to the Under-16 A side before embarking on a new chapter in England.
He played both right fullback and winger during his final season with Under-16 A side, coached by García Pimienta and featuring names such as Grimaldo, Keita Balde, Samper and Sandro.
Bellerin he joined Arsenal in London in 2013 at age 16 after playing for Barca’s youth teams. His long career at Emirates stadium was only briefly interrupted by a loan period of just over four months at Watford in the 2013/14 season.
He won his first trophies with the London club – four FA Cups and four Community Shields.
