The full - back has risen to prominence since making the step - up to the Gunners first - team back in 2014, and has even earned a call - up to
the Spanish senior side, a rare occurrence for players situated outside of La Liga.
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Bellerin was also promoted from the Spain Under - 21
side to the
senior squad this summer, and a move to one of the two main
Spanish sides would be a huge boost to his chances of earning a regular role in the starting XI.
Gaya is a regular in the
Spanish Under - 21 set - up and has been called up to the
senior side on two occasions and is considered one of the hottest defensive prospects in Europe.
His opposite number in the Arsenal back line, Nacho Monreal, who will be 30 in February, believes that the his 20 year - old
Spanish compatriot plays with as much maturity as a player of Nacho's age, and will one day be playing for the
senior international
side.
Spanish - born Munir, whose father was born in Morocco, played for Spain's
senior side in a Euro 2016 qualifying match in 2014.
Several of the club's young hopefuls are out on loan with
Spanish side Girona in La Liga, but English teenager Phil Foden and Spaniard Brahim Díaz were retained ahead of the 2017/18 season, earmarked for first - team involvement after impressing with the
seniors on their pre-season tour of the United States.
Laporte has been regarded as one of La Liga's finest young defenders since making his
Spanish top - flight debut in 2012 but is yet to play for France's
senior side.
By the time he was 17, the young midfielder had become a regular with Atleti's B team, playing in the third tier of
Spanish football, and a debut with the
senior side came in March 2012, featuring in the last six minutes of a Europa League win over Beşiktaş.
The Barcelona midfielder is still an ever - present in the
Spanish national
side and is now considered a
senior player within the squad.
Last season,
senior officials from the
Spanish side visited Anfield to see how the construction work on the new Main Stand was being done without disrupting the capacity.