Betis has put Juanmi on the market, but at the moment there are no convincing offers for the club or the player. The juiciest proposal in the economic It came from Saudi Arabia and was carried out by Al Riyadh, a recently promoted to the luxurious championship that is being set up in this Middle Eastern country thanks to the petrodollars from the public Investment Fund. They offer Betis about 3 million euros and the footballer, something more than double what he charges at Benito VillamarÃn.
After a 2021-22 in which he was reborn to become top scorer for Betis, with 20 goals in all three competitions, a broken ankle early last season He kept him out until the return of the World Cup. Then, as almost always happens after a serious injury, Juanmi had a hard time getting into shape. He had started the campaign with a double against Elche and in that second part of the season he scored two more goals to finish with four.
The arrival of Ayoze Pérez, whom Manuel Pellegrini has usually placed on the left flank of the attack, made the striker of CoÃn lose a lot of prominence, who logically has not been comfortable with this situation in the team. His first option in any case is not to leave Heliopolis, although it seems clear that does not start as a starter for 2023-24 with the final signing of Ayoze himself and some extreme that is yet to come. The malagueño rHe renewed his contract a few months ago until June 2026.
It is true that Juanmi, a natural striker but with a lot of mobility, He has the versatility to move through any of the positions on the attack front. Betis noticed a lot last year the absence of their goals. At the moment the Arab offer has not met the aspirations of either party and both the Verdiblanco and the Malaga clubs hope that other more important offers will appear in the final stretch of the market. Someone from Spain, the player would prefer.