Betis’ Luiz Felipe Transfer: A Record-breaking Deal with West Ham in Premier League

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Updated: 07/10/2023 09:24h
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The movement of Betis con Luiz Felipe It is that of a market player who knew how to tie as a free agent last summer and who is now close to being transferred for 20 million euros to West Ham in the Premier League. A complete operation that leaves a very high capital gain in the Verdiblanco club and that would be among the highest transfers in the history of the Verdiblanco club after those of the celso (48 million), Fabián (30), Joaquín (27) and Pau López (23). If everything comes to fruition in these days, it will be the most important departure operation in Heliopolis since the summer of 2019, just before the world of football collapsed with Covid-19.

Luiz Felipe already had many clubs interested in his services as his contract with Lazio came to an end in June 2022, but Betis was the one that made the best move for a forceful, fast center-back with leadership who had stood out in such a way in the A league who, once nationalized, was summoned by the absolute italian teamwith which he made his debut.

There the Verdiblanca sports commission expedited the hiring of Luiz Felipe at zero cost despite the fact that he had proposals from other clubs that were playing in the Champions League.

At Betis he quickly took a place in the starting eleven given the confidence that Pellegrini had in his conditions but the balance of the year, with 30 official matches played between LaLiga, Copa del Rey, Europa League and Super Cup, he had irregularity points for the three expulsions, the two sanctions he had from Italy and some muscle injuries. With this he starred in very interesting matches in which he stood out greatly for his anticipation, coverage and transmitted his energy on the field.

Now him West Ham has put 20 million euros on the table to try to close an operation that would allow Betis not only to clean up its coffers but to be able to incorporate several footballers that it has advanced as Bellerín and Marc Roca. In addition, the club will go to the transfer market to hire central defenders, given that with the departure of Edgar to Almería, the end of Víctor Ruiz’s contract and this operation with Luiz Felipe, only Pezzella remains as the first team defender, with homegrown players Visus, Sierra and Álex Pérez now working in Germany under the orders of Pellegrini.

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