Betis Transfer Market: Nabil Fekir, the surprise departure

Tonight, Betis faces the Kryvbas team to try to validate its ticket for the Conference League. A challenge that the Andalusians will have to face without Nabil Fekir. It was not yet 6 p.m. yesterday when The Andalucian Mail published the video of a Nabil Fekir (31 years old) arriving at Seville airport. The Spanish media then specified that the French world champion was going to take a plane to stopover in Paris, before rushing to Doha to negotiate his future in Qatar.

Later, Verdiblancos coach Manuel Pellegrini confirmed that Fekir had packed up and left. I have nothing to say about Fekir, because until things are done, I can’t give an opinion. At the end of the transfer window, there are a lot of movements. If he went on a trip, there were internal conversations with the club, but I didn’t speak to him. I can’t talk about the names that are in the press. We’ll see if Fekir leaves. And if someone arrives, we’ll see what he can bring us. »

Fekir leaves Europe

After five seasons in Andalusia (29 goals, 29 assists in 165 matches), the former Lyon player is setting sail. A bit of a surprise given the timing. According to the Spanish press, Fekir should sign with the Emirati team Al Jazira, where he will probably earn a higher salary than the €4 million net per year he earned at Betis. For his part, the current thirteenth in the Liga rankings should pocket €6 million.

Was this departure instigated by the Andalusian management, anxious to recover some money? Or is it the player who did not want to miss the opportunity to sign one of the last big contracts of his career at 31 years old? The next few days will undoubtedly bring us answers. In the meantime, the Andalusian club would have already found alternatives to Fekir since the names of Giovani Lo Celso and Dani Ceballos are announced by AS to succeed the Frenchman.