In the coming days, Real Betis will finalize the sale of Rui Silva, who will join Sporting CP on loan with an obligation to buy in the summer. Understandably, there has been talk that he will be replaced by Alvaro Valles, who will almost certainly return to Los Verdiblancos at some point in 2025.
Valles has been ostracized at Las Palmas after refusing to sign a new contract, and has taken this stance to ensure he joins Betis when his current deal expires at the end of the season. It was proposed to make the move this month due to the departure of Silva, but it will not happen.
Betis sporting director Manu Fajardo has confirmed that Valles will not be joining in January, as per ED.
“At the moment, the sale of Rui Silva has been made, which is a sale that we understand was good for all parties and now, to continue working until the last day of the market. I do not intend to visit the Canary Islands (for Valles). I know that life is very good here and I wish all the luck in the world to the Canarian teams, but I am not going to move from Seville.”
As such, it means that Fran Vieites will remain as the starter for Betis in La Liga, while Adrian San Miguel should continue in the Copa del Rey and in the UEFA Conference League.
