Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin is set to sign a new contract with the Gunners after his astonishing break through into the first team last season. This new contract will end interest from the Spaniard's hometown club Barcelona about possibly resigning him.
Bellerin will sign a new contract that will run until 2019, his old deal was reportedly set to expire in 2017, and it is said that his new deal will treble his current £15,000 a week deal. This will be Bellerin's second contract at the club, after signing his first professional contract in 2013.
Bellerin's new contract will stifle Barcelona interest
Bellerin joined Arsenal as a 16 year old in 2011 from Barcelona's famous La Masia youth academy, much like compatriot Cesc Fabregas who at that time was securing a return to his hometown club. Bellerin doesn't look like following in the steps of his compatriot saying “If I had wanted to play there I would have stayed there in the first place."
Bellerin signed his first professional contract in 2013, making his Arsenal debut in a League Cup match against West Brom in the same year. He also impressed on a loan spell at Watford.
Bellerin broke into the first team last season, with many impressive performances culminating in a start in the FA Cup final and many plaudits, including a place in VAVEL's Arsenal Team of the Season.
Bellerin's standout 2014-15 puts him in line to be first choice right back for the coming season
He's arguably Arsenal's first team right back heading into the new season, despite facing strong competition from both Matheiu Debuchy and Calum Chambers. He's also become a fans favourite, so news of this new deal will please fans who feared that Bellerin would return to Barcelona.
