Arsenal tell Barcelona that right-back Hector Bellerin is not for sale
Arsenal will not make things easy for Barcelona. For the moment, according to The Independent, they're not willing to negotiate with Barça over the transfer of Hector Bellerin.
New coach Ernesto Valverde, who likes to play with width, agrees with Robert Fernandez that a right-back is needed this summer. He is also in agreement with the sporting director about going after Marco Verratti. Any move to sign the Italian is also complicated because PSG do not want to sell Verratti-- Barça could pay up to 80 million euros for him.
Arsenal, with a number of the fans against Arsene Wenger and several players unsure of their futures, such as Alexis Sanchez, don't want to show any weakness in the Bellerin case and will make it as difficult as possible for Barça.