Real Betis President Explains Why Spanish Club Didn’t Sign Hector Bellerin From Arsenal During Transfer Window

Real Betis President Explains Why Spanish Club Didn’t Sign Hector Bellerin From Arsenal During Transfer Window

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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  • Hector Bellerin spent a season on loan at Real Betis from Arsenal and achieved success with the club
  • Real Betis president Angel Haro has explained why the Spanish club have failed to make Hector Bellerin's move permanent
  • Barcelona pulled off a big surprise when they signed Hector Bellerin on the final day of the transfer window

Hector Bellerin’s move to Barcelona on the final day of the transfer window was one of the big shocks of an already crazy period.

The full-back had his contract terminated by Arsenal to allow him to move to Barcelona on a one-year deal.

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Real Betis' President Angel Haro recently explained why the club failed to sign Hector Bellerin, despite a successful loan spell at the club last season. Image: Cristina Quicler/ Pedro Salado
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Prior to that, he spent a season-long loan deal in La Liga with Real Betis last season, and many expected the club to make his deal permanent.

Bellerin helped the Spanish club finish fifth in La Liga and qualify for the Europa League as a result. They also won the Copa del Ray.

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As reported by Football London, Betis’ president explained why the club did not sign Bellerin from Arsenal.

“Signing Bellerin was unfeasible this year,” Angel Haro said.

He added that because of financial difficulties, they would have had to sell a player to sign Bellerin to avoid Financial Fair Play sanctions.

As a result, Bellerin returned to Arsenal, where his contract was terminated, allowing him to move to Barcelona as a free agent.

Bellerin has played 239 games for Arsenal in all competitions and has been at the English Premier League club for 11 seasons, Transfermarkt confirmed.

Barcelona sign former academy star Hector Bellerin on transfer deadline day, 11 years after leaving Camp Nou

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Hector Bellerin will make an emotional return to Barcelona this season after agreeing to a deal to join the Blaugrana on transfer deadline day from Arsenal.

The 27-year-old, who is a product of Barcelona’s La Masia academy, returns to the Camp Nou 11 years after leaving for Arsenal in 2011.

According to the official website of Barcelona, Bellerin terminated his contract with the Gunners in order to secure his move back to the Catalan giants this summer.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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