Barcelona settle on first signing of the season

According to 'Mundo Deportivo', the first thing Barcelona will do will be to announce Ernesto Valverde as manager. Once this happens, the club will do everything within their power to sign Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin.

According to said source, Barcelona are very keen on signing the Gunner, and have already initiated talks to bring him to the Camp Nou.

It is also reported that the player has promised the Catalans that he will not listen to offers from other clubs, as his only interest is to return to the club that saw him grow.

Arsenal are set to lose the player in the upcoming transfer due to two main reasons: the Gunners will not feature in next season's Champions League, and Oxlade-Chamberlain's new contract offer.

Barcelona are prepared to offer Bellerin a part in an exciting project which, as mentioned previously, he is likely to accept. Oxlade-Chamberlain has taken his place down the right-flank in Wenger's new system, which will act as a tipping point for the former Barca man to return home.