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Arsenal star responds to transfer talk: I wouldn't even answer phone call from this club
ARSENAL defender Hector Bellerin has revealed he would reject Barcelona's advances if they came calling.
Hector Bellerin - 5 things you need to know
The Spain international spent eight years at Barcelona in their famed La Masia academy before Arsenal snapped him up in 2011.
It took Bellerin until the 2014/15 season to break into Arsene Wenger's first-team following injuries to Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers.
Hector Bellerin would reject Barcelona call
The 21-year-old is now Arsenal's first-choice right-back and has since been linked with a return to the Nou Camp.
But asked by German outlet DW-TV what he'd do if he was contacted about a potential transfer, he replied: “If Barcelona contact me right now? I won’t pick up the phone.”
Santi Cazorla recently warned Arsenal that it would be a mistake to lose his Spanish compatriot.
Hector Bellerin has established himself as Arsenal's first-choice right-back
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"We'll see [what happens with Bellerin]," Cazorla told IBTimes. "It is clear that Hector is the right-back of the future.
"For Arsenal it would be a mistake to let him go. It is obvious that many teams want him. There has been talk about Manchester City and Barcelona.
"He is a player with great potential and I am sure he will also be a key part of the future of the Spanish national team."
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