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Arsenal are considering making a move for Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey if Hector Bellerín decides to re-join Barcelona.
Joan Laporta, who is the favourite to become Barcelona president again has publicly stated that, if elected, he will make bringing back Bellerín to the club where he started his career one of his priorities.
Bellerín, who still has three years left on his current contract at the Emirates, was linked with PSG in the summer but eventually was persuaded to stay with the Gunners by Mikel Arteta.
However, it is acknowledged that he still has an emotional attachment to Barcelona, and that the right offer might tempt him back to Catalonia, so replacements are already being considered.
And one of them is England under-21 Lamptey who has been one of the break-out stars of the season after his summer transfer from Chelsea
They are not his only admirers though, with both Manchester City and Bayern Munich also watching his progress.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.