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Arsenal fans fear that Hector Bellerin is Barcelona-bound

Published 18:19 2 Jun 2016 BST

Simon Lloyd
Arsenal fans fear that Hector Bellerin is Barcelona-bound

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Don't worry Arsenal fans. There's absolutely no chance that Barcelona will come knocking for Hector Bellerin this summer.

With 33-year-old Dani Alves calling time on his career at the Nou Camp, some have suggested a Barca move for Arsenal's 21-year-old right back is inevitable. But seriously, Gooners, there's nowt in it.

The Catalan press haven't mentioned a thing...

https://twitter.com/Sport_EN/status/737418086748323840 And with Barcelona-born Bellerin spending the coming weeks with the Spain team, we're certain that the Barca players in Vincente del Bosque's squad won't be encouraging him to swap The Emirates for the Nou Camp. That sort of thing never happens... FIFA 2010 World Cup Champions Spain Victory Parade And Celebrations Yet despite all this, some of those that hold Arsenal close to their heart are fearful that Barcelona, the team that Bellerin represented during his youth career, may yet come calling. The desperation to fend off any approach for him from Luis Enrique had already started to seep on to Twitter... https://twitter.com/TomLowe12/status/738374604658446338 Other Arsenal supporters weren't comfortable at the prospect of Bellerin being influenced by the Barca contingent in Spain's Euro 2016 squad... https://twitter.com/OrjiOkeOsisi/status/738374249136685056 https://twitter.com/Officialgyrl_/status/738375067764150273 Some supporters simply wanted to know if it was safe to get the young Spaniard's name on next season's shirt. https://twitter.com/Dutchgooner_/status/738372535738376192 And the thought of Bellerin leaving was enough to prompt some fans to wish unspeakable suffering on Arsene Wenger... https://twitter.com/HeySar4h/status/738375680765919232 But as we said, he ain't going anywhere. If you don't want to take our word for it, take it from Barcelona's Sporting Director, Robert Fernandez. "He is a fantastic player but I'm not planning any situation," he said when asked if he was plotting a move for Bellerin. And as we all know, the directors of major Spanish clubs are always completely honest when it comes to discussing potential transfer targets. Click snap

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