The Spanish champion has sounded out the 21-year-old Arsenal defender over his availability but the Gunners have no plans to sell their first-choice right back.
The Spanish champion has sounded out the 21-year-old Arsenal defender over his availability but the Gunners have no plans to sell their first-choice right back.
Hector Bellerin leads Barcelona's summer shortlist as the Spanish champion seeks defensive replacements for Dani Alves and Javier Mascherano.
Sources tell Goal that both Alves and Mascherano have agreed to join Juventus and the Serie A champion is now in talks over a fee for the Argentine, while the Brazilian would join on a free transfer.
Barcelona is a keen admirer of Bellerin and has asked his coach at La Masia, Francesc Garcia Pimienta, to contact the right back about a potential move to Camp Nou.
Arsenal has no plans to sell the 21-year-old, while the player is also happy to remain in north London.
Elsewhere, a verbal agreement is already in place between Barcelona and Marquinhos but the Spanish champion could now miss out on the 22-year-old as Paris Saint-Germain wants to keep the Brazilian as a center back.
Barcelona has also had a bid for Mauricio Lemos rejected by Las Palmas.
The 20-year-old center back, who has been permanently signed from Rubin Kazan after an impressive loan spell, has a $33.5 million release clause.
"That Barcelona are talking about me fills me with pride," said the Uruguayan. "It's been two years since I started at Defensor [my first club].
"The coach told me when I arrived that I was for the future and, later, that he didn't imagine I would adapt so fast. To play against Barcelona and Real Madrid, who I watched on television, was incredible."
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