Arsenal star Hector Bellerin donates £19,050 to support Grenfell Tower victims after pledging £50 for every minute he played at Under 21 Euro

  • Hector Bellerin has donated £19,050 to support the Grenfell Tower victims 
  • The Spaniard gave £50 for every minute he played at the Under 21 Euros 
  • The defender played 381 minutes as his country reached final in Poland  
  • Bellerin urged people to 'support in any way you can' following the deadly fire
  • Eighty people are presumed dead following the blaze in north Kensington

By Daniel Matthews and Tom Bassam For Mailonline

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Arsenal star Hector Bellerin has donated £19,050 to help the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.

The defender pledged to give £50 for every minute he played at the European Under 21 Championships to help support those affected by the deadly blaze.

Eighty people are currently presumed dead after the tower block fire in north Kensington last month. And after racking up 381 minutes as his side reached the final in Poland, Bellerin stayed true to his word and gave £19,050 to the British Red Cross.

Hector Bellerin has donated £19,050 to support the victims of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire

Hector Bellerin has donated £19,050 to support the victims of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire

 The Arsenal defender vowed to give £50 for every minute he played at the Under 21 Euros

 The Arsenal defender vowed to give £50 for every minute he played at the Under 21 Euros

The death toll caused by the tower block fire in the north Kensington currently stands at 30
As many as 76 people are still missing

Eighty people are presumed dead after the tower block fire in north Kensington last month


'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. 

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 by 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.

Raheem Sterling also made a 'substantial donation' to those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire

Raheem Sterling also made a 'substantial donation' to those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire

'Starting with rehousing the victims, and making sure they don't leave the W11 post code. And remain on the emergency housing list. 

'Monday I will be around @RugbyPortobello [the Rugby Portobello Trust] putting this plan into action. From 10:30am until progress has been made.'

Bertrand and Bellerin follow fellow Premier League star Raheem Sterling in offering support to Grenfell Tower victims.

Manchester City winger Sterling, who grew up in North West London and began his football career at Queens Park Rangers, located just a mile from the Kensington estate, made a 'substantial' contribution according to a BBC report.

 

Anyone wishing to donate to the Grenfell Tower appeal can do so HERE.

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