From Chelsea to Betis, loan agreement closed with Pellegrini’s OK

He Real Betis He is having a great season. With 21 points, they are seventh, just one point behind Real Sociedad, which marks the limit of the European places. But Manuel Pellegrini They know that, if they had been more solid in defense, they could have taken more points that would put them ahead of the Basques right now.

The lowering of Luiz Felipewho went to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia with the transfer market already closed, it still hurts in Seville. The center back was a leader in the Betic defense, and without him the team loses a great reference. The Chilean coach needs more defensive personnel, and the winter market could be the perfect opportunity to bring in a central defender at zero cost. The key would be the transfer of Malang Sarrplayer of the Chelsea.

Sarr, in search of minutes

The center of 24 years is not counting in the plans Mauricio Pochettino. After arriving at the London team in 2020 as one of the greatest pearls of French football, the player has been plagued by injuries without being able to establish himself. After playing in Porto in 2021 and at Chelsea in 2022, without being a starter in either team, last season he went on loan to AS Monaco. In France he played regularly, until An injury in March prevented him from finishing the season.

This summer he returned to Stamford Bridge. But the millionaire investment of blues It has kept him from any option of being a starter or to have a minute. The Frenchman knows that at his age he cannot go that long without playing, and he would be willing to take a step back in your career to have the protagonism it needs. Therefore, Betis would be an ideal option for the center back.

On loan until the end of the season

The intention of both clubs, according to AllFichajeses agree on the transfer of the player starting in January, when the transfer market opens, until the end of the season. That is, a six month assignment which would allow the player to earn a starting place in his new team and return to Chelsea if his performance was considered sufficient.

The player is the key to carrying out the operation. During this summer, Sarr He has already received several offers to go out on loan. But none of them convinced neither to the club nor to the player. If everything goes as expected, Betis will have a reinforcement that will help it maintain or improve the good level it is showing this season.