Barcelona defender rejected an offer from Everton, waiting for approach from La Liga club

Although Barcelona are yet to make the departure of Memphis Depay official, the player has started training with Atletico Madrid and is close to joining the Spanish giants on a permanent deal.

Depay is not the only Barcelona player to be linked with a move away from Camp Nou this month. The club have received proposals for other players including Hector Bellerin, who has reportedly emerged as a target for Fulham.

According to SPORT, the Cotaggers are not the only Premier League either as Bellerin has also become a target for Everton in this January transfer window.

The report suggests the Toffees were among the English clubs to have explored the possibility of signing the former Arsenal starlet this month. But the player has turned down the offer, as he has no desire to return to the Premier League.

Bellerin, whose current contract at Camp Nou expires at the end of the season, appears to favour a stay at Barça during the second half of the campaign. Once the season is over, both parties are expected to sit down and discuss the player’s future at the club.

From Barcelona’s perspective, getting rid of Bellerin in January will not solve their economic woes as the Spaniard is sitting on a relatively low salary package. And with not many resources available to sign a replacement in the market, the club, too, could favour the defender’s stay at Camp Nou.

Bellerin, though, is keeping his options open. According to Estadio Deportivo, the right-back may have rejected offers from the Premier League, but he could be waiting out for an offer from Real Betis.

Bellerin is quite synonymous with success at Betis, having enjoyed an impressive 2021/22 campaign on loan at the Estadio Benito Villamarin. But whether or not Los Beticos make the effort to sign him in January remains to be seen.