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Barcelona Transfer News: Hector Bellerin Made Priority Target, Latest Rumours

Barcelona have reportedly made Arsenal's Hector Bellerin their No. 1 target at right-back as they seek to replace Aleix Vidal.

According to Tomas Andreu of Catalan daily Sport, manager Luis Enrique and sporting director Robert Fernandez have identified the Spaniard as the man to fulfil their needs, and he has been made "a clear objective for the near future."

Indeed, Andreu said "there is total unanimity that Bellerin is the perfect candidate" as he is a "young right-back, capable of attacking and bringing stability to the flank in the long term" and has the "maturity and ideal skill sets to fit into Barcelona's system.