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Jordi Santamaria
Borja Iglesias will be back under Manuel Pellegrini’s orders on Tuesday, although the Galician striker is aware that the Chilean coach barely counts on him and that the club is looking for a way out for him in this transfer market, after he left in January for Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he won the Bundesliga and the German Cup, although he did not manage to score a goal.
Both Real Betis president Ángel Haro and sporting director Manu Fajardo made it clear this Monday, during the presentation of Iker Losada and Marc Roca, that Borja Iglesias’ name is one of those on the market, with a starting price of 8 million euros, the same as the purchase option set by Bayer Leverkusen, which was ultimately not exercised.
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“There are always movements. The market has been open for some time now and the sporting management is very active and when a possible option for a player comes up, we sit down with the player to analyse the situation and see if it is convenient for him and for the club,” explained Ángel Haro on Monday in reference to the future of Borja Iglesias. “We are in that process,” he added.
Manu Fajardo, the club’s sporting director, stressed that “the market ultimately leads you to situations that sometimes you foresee and other times you don’t.” Focusing on the situation of the forward from Santiago, who Celta wants to replace Larsen, he explained that “with regard to Borja Iglesias, along with other players from the club, we are willing to listen to proposals.” “If something comes up and is beneficial for all parties, we will be delighted. We will sit down to evaluate it,” said Manu Fajardo.
Isco and Bakambu will not go to the first stage
Real Betis sporting director Manu Fajardo confirmed on Monday that all of the Real Betis first team players with contracts will go to the pre-season training camp that begins on Wednesday in Austria, with the exception of Isco and Bakambu who will remain in Seville recovering from the injuries that prevented them from finishing last season.
Marc Bartra, already in the final stretch of recovery from his Achilles tendon injury, will go to this first stage, as will Borja Iglesias, Juanmi or Alex Collado, players who in principle are not in Manuel Pellegrini’s plans.
