Hector Bellerin has donated £19,050 to Grenfell Tower victims
Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has donated £19,050 to those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
Bellerin, 22, promised to donate £50 for every minute he played for Spain in the European Under-21 Championship in Poland.
The money will go to the British Red Cross.
“I promised to donate £50 for every minute I played at #U21Euro. I will be donating to @BritishRedcross. Please support in any way you can,” the Arsenal defender wrote on his Twitter page.
I promised to donate £50 for every minute I played at #U21Euro. I will be donating to @BritishRedcross. Please support in any way you can ? pic.twitter.com/OX6kVTFKY4
— Héctor Bellerín (@HectorBellerin) July 2, 2017
He played 381 minutes as Spain reached Friday’s final, losing 1-0 to Germany.
At least 80 people died when fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, in North Kensington, London on 14 June.
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Manchester City and England winger Raheem Sterling, who grew up in north west London, has also made a substantial donation to those affected.
Bellerin was a key figure in the Spain squad that reached the final of the Championships in Poland last month.
The 22-year-old started all-bar one of their five matches, racking up 381 minutes of action.
Unfortunately for Bellerin, however, his side were beaten by Germany in the final in Krakow on Friday.
Southwark-born Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand, who came through the ranks at Chelsea also pledged to help victims.
He is working with the Rugby Portobello Trust to help those displaced by the fire.
In a series of posts on Twitter last month, Bertrand vowed to offer more than financial support to the victims.
Bertand wrote: “I went to Grenfell Tower yesterday [Friday]. I want to help, not just donate. I can’t think of all the answers but I can do what I feel is needed.
