The Betis Herald
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Betis make their move for Unai Simón
$25.8M on the table at Athletic Bilbao. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Vinícius Júnior
Betis asked and Real Madrid said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Betis turn down Osasuna for Antony
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market10 Aug 2026
Business is business: Ezequiel Ávila goes
Almería paid $2.1M and Betis took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Antony signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Antony commits to Betis for another 5 years.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Betis go back to the board over Unai Simón
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $27.8M — a club that wants Unai Simón enough to be asked twice.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Antony 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Betis may not be able to give Valentín Gómez what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Valentín Gómez wants continental football; whether Betis can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Market10 Aug 2026
Betis promote Raúl Ibañez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Raúl Ibañez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Héctor Bellerín
- The dugout Natan knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Natan wants to know why he earns less