The so-called ‘FIFA Virus’ is determined to increase the problems of the Real Betis. Giovani Lo Celso’s injury during the October break, magnified by the significant delays in the recovery processes of Isco Alarcón and Marc Roca or the long-term absence of William Carvalho, generate a deficit in the midfield that is already forced us to look at the winter transfer market to especially reinforce the double pivot, very limited with the youth squad Mateo Flores, Sergi Altimira and a Johnny Cardoso who, to make matters worse, has set off the alarms with a new physical problem as soon as the November window started. The idea of the entity was not to make movements in January unless there was an unexpected sale; given that The priority is to maintain the still very tight financial balance of this exercise and trust in the great moment that the green and white quarry is experiencing. However, as Ramón Alarcón has recognized, successive setbacks push us to work with all the scenarios proposed.
In this sense, regarding the recent injury of Johnny Cardoso in the concentration with the United States team, and to what extent it can influence Betis’ attitude facing the January market, the club’s CEO has asked to wait and see what the exact ailment of the midfielder. “In the world of football, what happened yesterday has already expired today,” said Ramón Alarcón without wanting to commit to one thing or the opposite. “We are going to see what extent Johnny’s injury has, but it is clear that A youth player will have to play against Valencia because there are no more midfielders nor is there an open market. “When January comes, we’ll see what happens.”he added, asked about the smallness of the salary limit that LaLiga sets and that it is tight: the margin is 109 million and 106.8 million have been spent, so in principle it will be necessary to look for some way out if they decide to close signings .
“We work with several open lines to study if the team can be reinforcedwhich is obviously our responsibility in that we have to maintain that balance between sporting and economic performance. Sports is important for economics because, for example, if we qualify for Europe, income will drop.“He explained, to illustrate that improving the squad also means looking to avoid unbalancing accounts.”We’ll talk about the January market. Today we believe that we have enough staff to achieve the objectives (among the top six in LaLiga and at least the Conference semifinals) with the 24 players plus those who have a reserve team number but are in first team dynamics. However, then Some circumstances have arisen and we will have to act accordingly.“Alarcón has warned. In this sense, it is worth remembering that the estimate in the budget is to reach, at least, the semifinals of the UEFA Conference League.
“We are at 1:1, but we are very fair and we must remember that exceeding the limit means entering into losses. And avoiding losses is the main objective of this advice. In the summer we made a very big effort until the last day, with the arrival of Lo Celso, to have the best possible squad. We’ll see what happens in January. This takes many turns, but we are very happy with the squad and with the youth players who are little by little receiving opportunities from Manuel (Pellegrini). We also hope for Isco’s recovery and with William Carvalho we get very good news, he could significantly shorten the initially estimated deadlines. We will see what squad we have on January 31,” the Betis CEO remarked, leaving the door ajar. It neither opens nor closes.