Arsenal's Bellerin slams Daily Mail as 'click baiters'

A report suggested Hector Bellerin and Alexandre Lacazette were involved in a training ground confrontation, something the defender denied.

Hector Bellerin has hit out at the Daily Mail after the UK newspaper claimed the Arsenal defender was involved in a training ground bust-up with team-mate Alexandre Lacazette.

The Mail published an online article on Wednesday covering the Gunners’ open training session ahead of the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid.

The report suggested Bellerin and Lacazette “squared up to each other” having clashed when contesting a high ball and featured pictures of their apparent confrontation.

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However, the Spain right-back tweeted to dismiss the notion of a rift between himself and the former Lyon striker and had little doubt over the newspaper’s motive.

“It’s called banter you click baiters,” Bellerin wrote in a tweet posting a link to the article.

It is not the first time the former Barcelona youngster has voiced objections to coverage of Arsenal during a turbulent campaign at Emirates Stadium.

In February, Bellerin questioned the motivations of outspoken contributors to YouTube channel ArsenalFanTV.

“It’s so wrong for someone who claims to be a fan and their success is fed off a failure. How can that be a fan?” he said during an appearance at the Oxford Union.

“I think they’re just people hustling, trying to make money their way.”