New Barca coach Ernesto Valverde has told Bartomeu he wants Bellerin signed this summer – and the La Masia graduate is now a priority target for the Catalans.
Arsenal rate Bellerin at €50 million and Bartomeu hopes to drive down the price by putting three players on the table in part exchange.
Midfield trio Rafinha, Denis Suarez and Arda Turan are the three players being offered to Gunners boss Arsene Wenger in exchange for Bellerin.
Turan, particularly, is the one Wenger wants, with Turkish sources suggesting personal terms have already been struck with Arsenal.