Arsenal star Hector Bellerin reveals he wants to be fashion designer after retiring from football

Posted Saturday, June 16, 2018 by Thesun.co.uk

Hector Bellerin is fashioning a move for himself.

The Arsenal defender, 23, is making plans for his retirement and he has aims of going into designing clothes.

He said: "Becoming a designer myself is a long-term goal. I've seen my mom do it since I was really young and I've seen some of the pieces that she was able to create.

"I wouldn't like to just print a t-shirt with my name and put it online. I want to do something that is different, that people can appreciate, not just for who I am, but for what those pieces are."

Bellerin recalled his first break in football when he developed through the Barcelona academy and got his first paycheck.

All of the players would buy exactly the same thing.

He said: "In football, we have this thing that we all carry to training — our wash bag — and all the players come in with Gucci or Louis Vuitton. And so, with your first big paycheck, that's what everyone would go and buy.

"By the first of the month, every young player had a new wash bag. I'm not gonna say that my family had nothing, but we really, really struggled at times when I was young, and that made me appreciate and value money."

Bellerin has plenty of years left in his career.

Arsenal and new manager Unai Emery will hope he can help design a team capable of winning titles before he moves into clothing.