Hector Bellerin has revealed that he was set to leave the club on loan before circumstances saw him make his breakthrough into the first team on a regular basis. Starting the season as third choice for the right-back spot behind Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers, a spell elsewhere to develop his game seemed the sensible option, but the Frenchman picked up the first of his serious injuries meaning he was required as cover. When Chambers' form dipped, Arsene Wenger gave the young Spaniard his chance and he's been one of the success stories of the season – even if there have been signs of his inexperience from time to time. 'I was really close to leaving on loan again,' he told the...
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