As the winter market approaches, the Chilean coach’s agenda is full of names for the back position. Although the latest example to surface bears the Bético seal.
Manuel Pellegrini insists defense is the first item on his agenda and Betis agrees, hence the name Nobel Mendy. The 19-year-old plays for the green and white B team, although his sporting rights lie with Paris FC. Nevertheless, the Heliopolitan team has a purchase option of a maximum of one million euros.
The good news is that the defender has just been called up by the Chilean coach the game against leaders Girona FC. Although he is not in the starting line-up, it will be the Senegalese’s first time on the Real Betis bench. Although it is not out of the question that he will add minutes in the complementary part or earlier if something extraordinary happens with the usual starting pair.
The consistency at Betis Deportivo gives Nobel Mendy a chance at Pellegrini
Since the beginning of October, the African defender began playing regularly under the management of Alberto González. In total there were 886 minutes spread over 11 games, with him not being in the starting line-up in only one game. The rest were always in the starting lineup, in which the Sevillian team is in sixth place, three units away from the promotion places.
Mendy’s performance was remarkable and the Andalusian coach’s reports were very positive. Enough for the Southern coach to consider this for a commitment against none other than LaLiga leaders EA Sports. However, as we have already explained, he will not be in the starting line-up.
Betis will exercise the purchase option for Nobel Mendy
At the start of the season, the Betico club signed the Senegalese defender, who had been ostracized by the Parisian club.. Thanks to González, the boy achieved the consistency he was looking for in France. After realizing how happy he was in the green and white squad, his agent Ángel Haro said that he would like to continue there for a longer period of time.
Luckily for everyone, Nobel Mendy’s contract includes a purchase option exercisable at the end of the season. This is set at 900,000 euros, which Betis will undoubtedly pay to Paris FC. Ramón Planes is sure that the appreciation of the African defender will continue to be significant this season. For now, the boy has a base price of 50,000 euros.