Barça to pocket €1 million from Bellerin exit as he's allowed to skip training

Héctor Bellerín will become a Sporting Club player in the next few hours. The Catalan full-back, who arrives at the Lisbon club to replace Pedro Porro, transferred to Tottenham, did no train with Barcelona on Tuesday morning and is expected this afternoon-evening in Portugal to undergo a medical and join his new team.

The deal between Barça and Sporting Portugal will be finalised throughout Tuesday. The Blaugrana -- between a fixed amount and some variables depending on the player's performance -- will receive around €1 million for Bellerín, who arrived at the club last summer on a free transfer from Arsenal and signed for one year only, until 30 June 2023.

Bellerín, who came through the youth ranks at Barça, returned last summer after the failed signing of César Azpilicueta, but he has had few opportunities. Xavi has preferred to play with Koundé and Araujo in that position, with Sergi Roberto also playing ahead of the Catalan. In total, he has played 494 minutes so far this season in seven games, starting five of them.