After scrapping the Spanish-Dominican full-back, who passed through the Betic ranks for six years, the sports management of Ramón Planes is working on the new name given to him by Ángel Haro.
At Real Betis they don’t forget Junior Firpo and what he contributed to the team during his stay with Benito Villamarín, but he is no longer on the agenda. Its president, Ángel Haro, made strong comments about a possible contract signing for the Hispanic-Dominican, he said. “We like him a lot, but he’s not a name that’s on the agenda.”
Junior Firpo is not having a good time at Leeds United, where he is currently a permanent substitute under the command of German Daniel Farke. That’s why those around him were happy about returning to Betis, but they’re back where they started, in nowhere. However, The Bético team already has a new name, under which Ramón Planes has already started working.
Almería announces itself as Betis’ supplier as an alternative to Junior Firpo
Whether as a plan B to sign the former Barcelona player and as a clear replacement for Juan Miranda, who is moving to AC Milan, the former Rayo Vallecano full-back Sergio Akieme He is the player they want in the ranks of the green and white. Despite the poor season that UD Almería (the team the winger plays for), his individual performance is very impressive.
As of today, the Madrid full-back is the most valuable player in the Indálica squad (€8 million), a title he shares with Sergio Arribas and Luis Suárez. This makes it difficult for Betis to reach a transfer agreement for him as his contract with the Rojiblanco team is signed until 2025.. However, the advantage is that its clause only reaches 10 kilos.
Betis will explore all options to sign Junior Firpo for a modest price
Although the transfer fee is relatively low, the Sevillian team would like to offload the winger from the capital for a sum equal to or lower than the base fee. This means that Ángel Haro has approved an operation for a maximum of 8 million euros, but Ramón Planes wants to sign him for 5 or less. The manager knows this can be achieved as he has less than two years left on his contract.
The truth is that Sergio Akieme is in the starting XI at Almería and if that is the case at Betis, he will be pushing for his exit even at the Power Horse Stadium. Even though he is committed to the Almeriensista team, he knows deep down that the chances of relegation are very high. In contrast to Betis, where Manuel Pellegrini’s project is promising.