Tuesday 22 November 2016 19:31, UK
Arsene Wenger believes Hector Bellerin signing a new long-term contract shows that Arsenal are not a selling club.
The 21-year-old, who has excelled for the Gunners since breaking into the side in 2014, committed his future to the club on Monday.
Bellerin, who is currently out with an ankle injury, moved to Arsenal in 2011 having come through the youth system at Barcelona, who he had joined as an eight-year-old.
Barcelona have been linked with a move to re-sign Bellerin, with club vice-president Jordi Mestre describing him as a great player, but Wenger believes the Spaniard's contract extension shows that Arsenal will not let go of their best players without a fight.
Wenger said: "It just sends out the message that the media have to find a different name of somebody who wants to leave the club.
"Overall, I think it shows that the players we have educated here are committed. That is what we want.
"When you give young boys a chance to play in the first team, you want them to commit to the club and that is an important quality we have at this club.
"So we are very happy when they commit."
Arsenal have already sealed their qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League and can win the Group A with a game to spare if they beat Paris Saint-Germain - who also have 10 points - at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.
"We have done the job in a convincing way. It is a luxury to be qualified after four games," Wenger said. "If we finish the job after five games that will mean we will have done the job really well.
"Last year we had to battle until the end."
Wenger expects to have Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey available after the pair missed training on Tuesday.
Spanish forward Lucas Perez is inching closer to a return from an ankle injury after resuming individual training this week but his compatriot Santi Cazorla remains out with an Achilles problem.
Speaking about Cazorla, Wenger said: "It looks to me that he is making good progress but he is not full-time training - it's inflammation at the back of his Achilles. It will be two weeks before he is back."
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