The main problem of Real Betis of Manuel Pellegrini and Claudio Bravo In the current 2020-2021 season he has been in defense, which is why the Chilean coach intends to reinforce that area of the court.
The Chilean team is the top scorer in the Spanish League, because in the 17 matches it has played, it received 31 goals, which Bravo and Joel Robles, the substitute for the national goal, have suffered when he is injured.
For this reason, taking advantage of the pass market is open, the Engineer asked the sports manager, Antonio Cordón, to find a new central defender, and they set their sights on the Premier League.
English football is well known to Pellegrini, because he was in Manchester City and West Ham United, which is why he wants to have a former rival in his ranks, since he intends to sign the Greek Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Arsenal.
Manuel Pellegrini seeks reinforcements – Getty
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“Sokratis, for which Arsenal paid 16 million euros to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2018, ends his contract in June 2021 with the Gunners, with whom he has not played a single game this season, since he does not have in Mikel Arteta’s plans, like Mesut Ozil, and he has only participated in two with the reserve team, in the League Cup and the Premier 2, as he does not have a completed record with the first team, “explains Mundo Deportivo about the business that Betis is looking for.
In the Seville box, the Greek can run into an old acquaintance, since he previously played with Marc Bartra, who is in Betis, and with whom he shared behind in Dortmund.
The transfer market sounds out in Europe and the Chilean Betis is not far behind.
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