Hector Bellerin today snubbed interest from Manchester City and Barcelona to agree a new six-and-a-half-year contract at Arsenal.

Standard Sport understands the 21-year-old has signed a deal doubling his money to more than £100,000-a-week after the Gunners moved swiftly to tie the right-back down amid speculation linking him with a move away from Emirates Stadium.

City and Barcelona were among a number of clubs monitoring Bellerin’s situation after he emerged as one of the Premier League’s top defenders following his breakthrough into Arsenal’s first team set-up during the 2014-15 season.

Manager Arsene Wenger had originally sought to delay talks given Bellerin had three years remaining on his previous contract with the club choosing instead to prioritise the futures of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, both of whom have just over 18 months left on their current deals.

But negotiations progressed swiftly and the club are set to announce in the next 24 hours that Bellerin has committed himself to the Gunners until 2023, becoming one of the higher earners in the process.

The move is a major boost for Wenger, who has sold seven players to City since 2009 with former Gunners captain Mikel Arteta joining Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff at Etihad Stadium at the end of last season.

Bellerin is currently sidelined for a month with an ankle problem but he has become an integral part of Wenger’s plans and securing his long-term future will be viewed as a significant statement of intent given Guardiola’s desire to take him to Manchester.

There were also fears Bellerin could be tempted to return to Catalonia, following in the footsteps of Cesc Fabregas who left Barcelona for Arsenal only to go back years later, but the length of this new deal confirms he is settled and happy in north London.

The club remain confident Ozil will follow Bellerin’s lead in the coming weeks although no agreement has yet been reached. Sanchez’s situation is less clear; both players are seeking a wage well in excess of £200,000-a-week, with City and Juventus thought to be among a number of clubs set to test Arsenal’s resolve with a bid next summer if talks continue to stall.

Meanwhile, Santi Cazorla is set to miss Arsenal’s Champions League clash against Paris St Germain on Wednesday and this weekend’s Premier League visit of Bournemouth as he continues his recovery from an Achilles injury.

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Were he to move to the Nou Camp, and Arsenal are reluctant for that to happen, Bellerin would be the latest in a lengthy list of players to trade in the Premier League for La Liga.

Standard Sport examines how recent departures have fared. The Spanish giants have identified Hector Bellerin as their first-choice replacement for Dani Alves. Were he to move to the Nou Camp, and Arsenal are reluctant for that to happen, Bellerin would be the latest in a lengthy list of players to trade in the Premier League for La Liga.Standard Sport examines how recent departures have fared. Getty 2/9 Marc Overmars - 2000 Transfer fee: £25m



Games: 141



Goals: 19



The then-most expensive footballer in Dutch history struggled to stay fit up until 2004 and rarely discovered his Arsenal form at the Nou Camp.



Verdict: Miss 3/9 Emmanuel Petit - 2000 Transfer fee: £7m



Games: 38



Goals: 1



Could not earn himself a starting spot in midfield ahead of Pep Guardiola and was back in the Premier League a year later with Chelsea.



Verdict: Miss Ben Radford/ALLSPORT 4/9 Giovanni van Bronckhorst - 2004 Transfer fee: £1.6m



Games: 153



Goals: 7



A flop at Arsenal he was a revelation as Barcelona's first-choice left-back and never once let his side down over four seasons.



Verdict: Hit Alex Livesey/Getty Images 5/9 Thierry Henry - 2007 Transfer fee: £19.2m



Games: 121



Goals: 49



He finally won the Champions League and his goal return for his first two seasons was decent, if not exceptional. However Barcelona fans never quite saw the best of Henry.



Verdict: Miss (by Henry standards) Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images 6/9 Alexander Hleb - 2008 Transfer fee: £13.6m



Games: 36



Goals: 0



Eyebrows were raised when Hleb chose to trade in the Emirates for the Nou Camp and his first season was far from a success, with most of his appearances coming from the bench.



He spent subsequent seasons on loan at Stuttgart, Birmingham and Wolfsburg.



Verdict: Miss Denis Doyle/Getty Images 7/9 Cesc Fabregas - 2011 Transfer fee: £35m



Games: 151



Goals: 42



Barcelona finally got their man after years of pursuit, reuniting Fabregas with his boyhood club.



The dream swiftly turned sour as Fabregas struggled to carve out a starting spot in a midfield of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets.



A year after a move to Manchester United collapsed Fabregas was back in the Premier League, signing for Chelsea in 2014.



Verdict: Miss 2014 Getty Images 8/9 Alex Song - 2012 Transfer fee: £15m



Games: 65



Goals: 1



Two seasons at Barcelona were nothing to write home about, he rarely seemed likely to be more than a benchwarmer though.



His second season on loan at West Ham was far from impressive and he will almost certainly need a new club next season.



Verdict: Miss Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images 9/9 Thomas Vermaelen - 2014 Transfer fee: £15m



Games: 21



Goals: 1



A great bit of business from Wenger, the Belgian centre-back has traded one treatment room for another without any significant success. Played just one game in his first season at Barcelona as he continued his extensive struggles with injuries.



Verdict: Miss (David Ramos/Getty Images) 1/9 Back to Barca for Bellerin?

Were he to move to the Nou Camp, and Arsenal are reluctant for that to happen, Bellerin would be the latest in a lengthy list of players to trade in the Premier League for La Liga.

Standard Sport examines how recent departures have fared. The Spanish giants have identified Hector Bellerin as their first-choice replacement for Dani Alves. Were he to move to the Nou Camp, and Arsenal are reluctant for that to happen, Bellerin would be the latest in a lengthy list of players to trade in the Premier League for La Liga.Standard Sport examines how recent departures have fared. Getty 2/9 Marc Overmars - 2000 Transfer fee: £25m



Games: 141



Goals: 19



The then-most expensive footballer in Dutch history struggled to stay fit up until 2004 and rarely discovered his Arsenal form at the Nou Camp.



Verdict: Miss 3/9 Emmanuel Petit - 2000 Transfer fee: £7m



Games: 38



Goals: 1



Could not earn himself a starting spot in midfield ahead of Pep Guardiola and was back in the Premier League a year later with Chelsea.



Verdict: Miss Ben Radford/ALLSPORT 4/9 Giovanni van Bronckhorst - 2004 Transfer fee: £1.6m



Games: 153



Goals: 7



A flop at Arsenal he was a revelation as Barcelona's first-choice left-back and never once let his side down over four seasons.



Verdict: Hit Alex Livesey/Getty Images 5/9 Thierry Henry - 2007 Transfer fee: £19.2m



Games: 121



Goals: 49



He finally won the Champions League and his goal return for his first two seasons was decent, if not exceptional. However Barcelona fans never quite saw the best of Henry.



Verdict: Miss (by Henry standards) Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images 6/9 Alexander Hleb - 2008 Transfer fee: £13.6m



Games: 36



Goals: 0



Eyebrows were raised when Hleb chose to trade in the Emirates for the Nou Camp and his first season was far from a success, with most of his appearances coming from the bench.



He spent subsequent seasons on loan at Stuttgart, Birmingham and Wolfsburg.



Verdict: Miss Denis Doyle/Getty Images 7/9 Cesc Fabregas - 2011 Transfer fee: £35m



Games: 151



Goals: 42



Barcelona finally got their man after years of pursuit, reuniting Fabregas with his boyhood club.



The dream swiftly turned sour as Fabregas struggled to carve out a starting spot in a midfield of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets.



A year after a move to Manchester United collapsed Fabregas was back in the Premier League, signing for Chelsea in 2014.



Verdict: Miss 2014 Getty Images 8/9 Alex Song - 2012 Transfer fee: £15m



Games: 65



Goals: 1



Two seasons at Barcelona were nothing to write home about, he rarely seemed likely to be more than a benchwarmer though.



His second season on loan at West Ham was far from impressive and he will almost certainly need a new club next season.



Verdict: Miss Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images 9/9 Thomas Vermaelen - 2014 Transfer fee: £15m



Games: 21



Goals: 1



A great bit of business from Wenger, the Belgian centre-back has traded one treatment room for another without any significant success. Played just one game in his first season at Barcelona as he continued his extensive struggles with injuries.



Verdict: Miss (David Ramos/Getty Images)

The Spaniard last featured for the Gunners on October 19 and has been sent to Spanish doctor Ramon Cugat — a Barcelona-based specialist who the club have turned to in the past — in a bid to resolve the problem.

Manager Arsene Wenger had hoped Cazorla would return after the international break but he admitted on Friday that the 31-year-old midfielder is yet to resume full training having felt pain before joining up with the first-team squad.

Wenger is expected to provide an update on Cazorla’s condition at a press conference tomorrow but the club are hopeful of having him available next month.

Arsenal can win their Champions League group for the first time since 2011 with a victory over PSG. Both teams have already secured their place in the last 16, with FC Basel and Ludogorets Razgrad left to contest third place and a spot in the Europa League.

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