The Betis Herald
Market7 Sep 2026
Antony asks to leave Betis
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Deadline passes with 14 signed and 9 gone
That is the business done at Betis until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Market7 Sep 2026
Fran García raises the bar for Betis
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Betis heard it as anything else.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Natan in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Betis this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Atlanta United FC tell Betis: Elías Báez is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Natan makes the team of the month
Four or five weekends of consistency, measured against everybody else in the division. A quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Jorge Luis slips down the pecking order
The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Jorge Luis is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Betis have started building around Giovani Lo Celso
He used to be one of the options. He is now one of the men the options are picked around, and the change happened quietly enough that only the dressing room noticed on the day.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
Álvaro Fidalgo knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Betis, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market The market said no: Diego Llorente stays put
- Looking ahead An away day at Alavés next for Betis
- The dugout Marc Bartra keeps his manager's vote