"Arbeloa was a good player for us last year.
"The thing is, he has one year left on his contract. We have offered him an extension and we're talking.
"He is our player but if there is a good offer we have to consider it. We have two or three clubs asking about him.
"He would like to stay but he knows the competition will be hard."
Meanwhile, Benitez has hinted that he could sign one more player in the summer without having to sell.
"We are working and trying to bring new players in but we are happy with the squad we have at the moment," he added.
"We were thinking about improving and with Johnson we have improved. Like I have already said, we could buy one more player without selling anyone. We now have to wait."
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I hope he signs.
Rafa's last comment about waiting, could it mean that he's waiting for the confed cup or the U21s to end?
"The thing is, he has one year left on his contract. We have offered him an extension and we're talking.
"He is our player but if there is a good offer we have to consider it. We have two or three clubs asking about him.
"He would like to stay but he knows the competition will be hard."
Meanwhile, Benitez has hinted that he could sign one more player in the summer without having to sell.
"We are working and trying to bring new players in but we are happy with the squad we have at the moment," he added.
"We were thinking about improving and with Johnson we have improved. Like I have already said, we could buy one more player without selling anyone. We now have to wait."
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I hope he signs.
Rafa's last comment about waiting, could it mean that he's waiting for the confed cup or the U21s to end?