Actual Betis are within the midst of a defensive midfield disaster, with accidents to William Carvalho, Marc Roca and Johnny Cardoso which means that Manuel Pellegrini solely has Sergi Altimira as a senior choice at the moment accessible to him. Due to this, it’s anticipated that the place can be addressed through the winter switch window.
Membership bosses might look to do that with a short-term mortgage, and a viable choice that has been linked in current days is former Barcelona star Arthur Melo. They could have to attend till the summer season to signal an costly choice, and if the anticipated sale of Cardoso occurs, they need to have cash to spend.
In that case, one of many targets is prone to be Richard Rios. As per ED, the 24-year-old Colombian midfielder is well liked by Betis’ sporting division, though it’s believed that Palmeiras would demand in extra of €20m to ensure that a sale to happen.
Rios could be a positive substitute for Cardoso if he does depart, and it might be not possible that the previous may be a part of except that occurred, on condition that Betis’ monetary state of affairs will not be the strongest.