Arsenal: 6 defensive players in line for summer departures

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SEVILLE, SPAIN – JANUARY 18: Hector Bellerin of Real Betis looks on during the La Liga Santander match between Real Betis and Deportivo Alaves at Estadio Benito Villamarin on January 18, 2022 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Mateo Villalba/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) /

3. Hector Bellerin

It was time for Hector Bellerin to leave Arsenal. A magnificent servant to the club and a representative of the club to feel proud of, for his sake he needed a change of scenery.

Heeding Arteta’s call to stick around for another season despite wanting to depart two years ago, he finally sealed a loan move to the club he supported as a boy last summer, being a regular feature for Real Betis under Manuel Pellegrini since.

Only there on loan until the end of the season when he will return to north London, Bellerin has gone as far to say that his time at Arsenal is up and he will move on to pastures new.

For his sake that can hopefully be Betis, depending on what it is that they are willing to offer for his services by then.

Playing regularly will help his potential transfer fee rise up, and even if his Gunners deal expires in 2023 he will only be 27 years old come the summer and should garner a decent amount.

Estimated fee: £6m

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