Arsenal have terminated the contract of defender Hector Bellerin - but their deadline day bid to sign Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa suffered a late setback.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is a big fan of Brazilian defensive midfielder Luiz but Arsenal's wage bill meant they had to ship players out before they could consider completing another new signing. It emerged late on Thursday night, however, that the Gunners saw another bid for Luiz, believed to £25m, rejected by their Premier League rivals.
Spain right-back Bellerin, who made 239 appearances for Arsenal in competitions since making his debut in the 2012-13 season, had one year left on his £100,000-a-week contract and Arsenal reached agreement to terminate his deal which will allow him to secure a move to Barcelona. La Liga confirmed that Bellerin had joined Barcelona on Thursday night.
