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Reported contract update for £176k-a-week utility man could deny Arsenal ace transfer – TBR View
It would be an understatement to say that this season has not been an enjoyable one for Arsenal, and for many supporters, the summer transfer window can’t come soon enough.
With a midtable Premier League finish looking more likely with each passing week and a UEFA Europa League triumph unlikely at best, the summer proposes an ideal opportunity for Mikel Arteta and his backroom team to make the changes needed to the squad to go again next season full of renewed confidence and hope.

One of the players who has been reportedly linked with a transfer away from north London is Hector Bellerin, with that there are ‘huge chances’ that the Spanish right-back could leave Arsenal in the summer, with the likes of PSG and Barcelona all being linked in the past as clubs interested in the defender as .
Yet a move to the La Liga side, the club where Bellerin was signed from as a teenager from Arsenal, could potentially be in doubt, as reports this week from indicate that Barcelona utility man Sergi Roberto is set for contract talks with Barcelona, with the Director of Football Mateu Alemany making contact with the Spanish international, who currently earns £176,000-a-week , on extending his current deal.

Though Sergino Dest has established himself as Barcelona’s number one right-back this season following his move from Ajax last summer, Roberto has played the position often in his career with the La Liga club, and if the 29-year-old is to extend his stay with the Blaugrana, it could all-but end hopes of Bellerin returning to his hometown team.
With Barcelona potentially off the table, it could be difficult for Arsenal to move Bellerin on this summer unless interest from PSG is reignited or a new club enters the fray for the Catalonian defender, which could potentially cost the Gunners millions.