Hector Bellerin remains an Arsenal player rather surprisingly as the season prepares to kick-off. Arsenal will take on Crystal Palace on Friday whilst Real Betis, the club the Spaniard has been primarily linked with a return to, still have two weeks before La Liga begins and they host Elche.
There was a place on the bench for Hector Bellerin on Saturday for the Emirates Cup clash with Sevilla. Although the 27-year-old remained an unused substitute whilst Cedric Soares, the current second-choice Arsenal right-back, came on for Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Folarin Balogun and Bernd Leno were both absent. This is relevant because the pair appear close to exits to both Reims (on loan) and Fulham respectively.