Barcelona Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Neymar and Hector Bellerin

Paris Saint-Germain reportedly still want to sign Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar. The French club is said to be ready to make a fresh approach for the skilled attacker next summer.

The reports come from Spanish publication Sport (h/t Calciomercato's Jean-Luca Mascaro). Those reports detail how PSG are ready and able to spend big to acquire the former Santos man:

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The Brazilian starlet has recently renewed his deal with Barcelona till 2021 as he will make 15 million euros per season plus bonuses and there will be a 250 million release clause included in his new deal. Nasser Al-Khelaifi isn't afraid of this release clause and might even be willing to pay it all in an attempt to bring Neymar to Paris.

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PSG may already be starting a charm offensive to try to tempt Neymar to the French capital. His international team-mate Marquinhos, a talented centre-back for the Ligue 1 side, told Goal's Loic Tanzi how he'd love to see Neymar play for Paris: "He can make the difference at any time. He is an important player for the Selecao and, in addition, he is young, so he can still develop."

Reports of renewed PSG interest in Neymar have been going strong for the last month. In October, Goal writers Tanzi and Ignasi Oliva detailed a proposed offer worth up to €222 million for the 24-year-old, which is set to be made next summer.

The idea of Neymar moving to the French capital was also heavily mooted during this summer. The player's agent, Wagner Ribeiro, said PSG had offered his client £650,000 per week to leave the Camp Nou, per ESPN Brasil (h/t Paul Vinnell of Sky Sports).

Of course, Neymar stayed with the five-time UEFA Champions League winners. However, his situation has since become problematic.

The player is facing a possible trial in Spain over corruption charges relating to his transfer from Santos to Barca in 2013. Neymar, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu and former president Sandro Rosell could be put on trial, according to Dave Fraser of the Sun.

It's not clear whether any legal problems would deter PSG or encourage them to step up their interest.

Hector Bellerin to Stay at Arsenal

Former Barca prospect and potential current transfer target Hector Bellerin is reportedly set to stay with Arsenal. The right-back's agent, Albert Botines, told Ed Aarons of the Guardian: “Héctor is very happy at Arsenal. This would be the fourth time he has signed a new contract at the club, and it is clear he has made good progress.”

Aarons also detailed how Bellerin has been continually linked with a return to Barcelona, as well as a possible switch to Arsenal's Premier League rivals Manchester City.

Barca could certainly use their former player to help solve a problem position. The Catalan club is ready to get involved in the January transfer window if they can find a right-back to replace Aleix Vidal, per Albert Masnou and Lluis Miguelsanz of Spanish publication Sport.

Vidal has struggled since signing from Sevilla, while converted midfielder Sergi Roberto is not the ideal, long-term solution at the position. By contrast, Bellerin has developed into an exceptional right-back for the Gunners.

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Although he can still be vulnerable defensively, Bellerin's incredible recovery pace usually gets him out of most tight spots. Yet it's going forward where he truly excels. Bellerin doesn't simply raid the flank and whip aimless crosses into the box.

Instead, he uses the ball intelligently, often showcasing the vision to thread pinpoint passes between the lines and the movement to get himself into dangerous shooting positions.

Ironically, those qualities are valued at Barca and were no doubt ingrained in Bellerin at the famous La Masia academy. But it's another club reaping the rewards from a prospect Barca reared but let go too soon.

The club won't want to make a similar mistake by getting rid of Neymar before he truly hits his stride as a global star.