Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has promised to make a move for Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin if he is elected president of the Catalan club, according to reports in the UK.
Laporta is believed to already have an agreement in place with the representatives of the player, although any bid will only be made next summer as the defender is not willing to move in January.
A bid of £22m, plus add-ons, is said to be in the works for Bellerin, and fans on Twitter would be open to letting the 25-year-old go if the Gunners do receive a bid of that amount:
I’ll pay for his flight
— OllieTheGunner (@OllieTheGunner) December 20, 2020
Knowing this club they'll reject it ?
— POGBA0121 (@pogba0121) December 20, 2020
They can have him for free if they like
— Adam Cooper (@AJ_Cooper95) December 20, 2020
Take him
— ARTETA OUT (@afc_harman) December 20, 2020
Just wanna hear when he’s sold
— jsmooth? (@smooth1jj) December 20, 2020
Swap for messi
— Electric Cedric (@Kianft5) December 20, 2020
Take him for free I don't care
— vishnu_afc (@vishnun5afc) December 20, 2020
Arteta better not block this
— IanWrightsGoldTooth (@WrightysTooth) December 20, 2020
Good for both parties. Bellerin needs a move.. gone stale and fans on his back due to the team’s poor performances.
— David Plimo (@David_Plimo) December 20, 2020
Find that hard to believe but if it’s true the board should jump at that offer
— dougie17 (@dougie175) December 20, 2020
Let him go
— Stuart Plumbridge (@Stuplum1) December 20, 2020
Any offer will very much depend on Laporta winning the presidential election and, even then, the situation of the player and Barca could be very different at the end of the season.
Currently, Bellerin is struggling for form, having been overlooked by manager Mikel Arteta in favour of Ainsley Maitland-Niles for the Everton game. If he recovers his form, though, supporters may not be as willing to let him go.
