Real Betis finds replacement for its midfield

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16/08/26 17:00:00

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Real Betis wants to break molds in this summer transfer market and is seriously considering the signing of Lewis Ferguson to lead its revamped sports project for the upcoming season. The Betis transfer market is one of the most active in Spanish football.

The sports management led by Manu Fajardo has set its sights on the 26-year-old midfielder from Bologna, valued at €14 million by Transfermarkt, in order to bring international hierarchy to their midfield at the start of July 2026.

The reports received by the technical department at the Thirteen Bars describe the Hamilton player as a midfielder of complete guarantees who recently played all three group stage matches in the World Cup with the Scotland National Team.

The commercial viability of the transfer will require Real Betis' board to extend their budgets, as the Serie A club demands a fixed sum close to £17 million (between €17 and €25 million) to finalize the bureaucratic process of his departure.

Real Betis is interested in signing Lewis Ferguson

The former Aberdeen player, who was originally transferred in July 2022 for just €3.5 million, has a long-lasting contract with Bologna that runs until June 30, 2028. Betis' representatives will need to maximize their financial resources, as top Italian clubs like AS Roma and Atalanta are also strongly competing in the negotiations to recruit the British player.

Real Betis' strong interest in speeding up the Scottish player's arrival is based on the deep economic and sports restructuring taking place at Heliópolis. The club has definitively completed the multimillion-euro sale of Catalan player Sergi Altimira to Portuguese football, with a total sum of around €20 million between fixed and variable amounts. To compensate for the departure of the Barcelona midfielder, the club has already secured the signing of Uruguayan player Facundo Bernal, a structural transfer costing a net €10 million to the treasury, with the official announcement expected in the coming hours.

Financial movements at Real Betis' noble administration continue with the urgent need to reduce the first-team squad lists in order to accommodate the salaries of new stars. The sports management is working diligently to facilitate the departure of Colombian player Nelson Deossa, whose definitive transfer to Vasco da Gama has faced unexpected institutional hurdles due to serious bureaucratic and internal issues at the Rio de Janeiro club.

Despite the delays in the Brazilian negotiations, there is complete corporate tranquility at the Benito Villamarín regarding the future of the Colombian midfielder. The midfielder has attracted significant interest from potentially wealthy suitors in the Argentine league and Brazilian football, teams fully prepared to make a formal economic offer for his rights before the current summer transfer window closes.

The fit of Lewis Ferguson at Betis under Pellegrini

The potential addition of the talent from Hamilton will provide the squad with a highly sought-after box-to-box profile in European football, ideal for making the definitive leap in quality in UEFA competitions. At 26 years old, the midfielder boasts an impeccable record of 27 official international appearances and a goal for his national team, demonstrating the competitive consistency and high-pressure aggressiveness that Real Betis' management demands in their tactical schemes.

Direct phone calls between Seville and northern Italy will intensify in the coming days before the teams begin their summer preparation sessions. Real Betis' board is confident that the net liquidity obtained from Altimira's transfer will act as the ultimate budgetary leverage needed to overcome Bologna's resistance, knowing that securing Lewis Ferguson's signature will mean acquiring a proven asset in the major European leagues designed exclusively to thrill Real Betis' fans.

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