Although there is still an opportunity for the Verdiblanco club, the three operations are in progress by the Roman team and Antonio Cordón will have to make a superhuman effort to recover the contracts
The work that the sports director of the BetisAntonio Cordón, could be lost before the powerful incursion of Jose Mourinho. And it is that the Betic manager had already carried out three operations in which he worked cautiously but always safely. However, these three players seem to have been seduced by playing for AS Roma.
Although there is nothing signed, sources close to the Roman club and those around Mourinho, confirm that the players in question are close to saying yes. Even so, the sports director of the Betis he does not give up, and as long as there is nothing official, he will continue to work on operations without any hindrance.
Who are the players that Mourinho would have taken from Betis?
They are two midfielders and a midfielder, who are currently playing in France, Brazil and England respectively. We start with the branded midfielder of Olympique de Marseille whose contract is about to end. We are talking about the Franco-Algerian Houssem Aouar. The midfielder was close to signing last season with the Sevillian team, thanks to Nabil Fekir, but the talks did not come to fruition.
Then there’s the Brazilian midfielder of American descent who plays for SC Internacional de Porto Alegre. His name is Johnny Cardoso, he is 21 years old, and he is already emerging as one of the jewels of the North American team for the 2026 World Cup. Perhaps he is the player of the three who has the most difficult time getting to Betis, due to the great number of offers in addition to Roma.
And finally there is a former Tenerife who they assure from Betis, already has everything arranged with Mourinho
Of the three players on Cordón’s list, the one who is furthest from the reach of the Heliopolitan team is the former Tenerife midfielder, Ayoze Pérez. He is currently registered in the Leicester City squad, but his contract ends next June. In the same way, he is already notified that there will be no renewal and for that reason he would already have everything arranged with Roma.
The Tenerife midfielder was contacted by Betis at the end of last year, and everything indicated that the player wanted to return to Spain. However, the offer from the Italian team was more attractive and apparently Pérez will go to play in Serie A. As for the other two signings, Antonio Cordón speeds up his machinery to provide Manuel Pellegrini with good footballers.