ARSENAL have agreed to TERMINATE Hector Bellerin’s contract, according to reports.
That will free up the 27-year-old to join Barcelona as a free agent.
The Gunners have agreed to rip up his current deal a year early, according to ESPN.
And the right-back is now in advanced talks to return to his former club Barca.
The Spaniard was not part of manager Mikel Arteta’s plans at the Emirates.
He spent last season on loan at Real Betis, and had been keen on a return to his boyhood club this summer.
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But they couldn’t afford a fee, and although Bellerin has now been let go for nothing, he is destined for the Nou Camp.
The Gunners had originally been keen to cash in on Bellerin with a year still to run on his deal.
While Bellerin himself was hoping that the club would let him leave for free and terminate his contract.
And now, on the final day of the window, his wish has been granted.
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