Posted on November 18, 2021 at 8:10 pm by AM
Barred by the competition, and no longer falling within the plans of Jorge Sampaoli, Dario Benedetto was loaned to Elche this summer. But the Argentine striker admits that he could have joined Real Betis.
Recruited in 2019 for around € 15m, Dario Benedetto was expected as the great striker of the < strong> OM . However, after an encouraging start, the former Boca Juniors scorer quickly showed his shortcomings. Finally, the Marseille club recruited Arkadiusz Milik , relegating to the background Dario Benedetto who was no longer in the plans of Jorge Sampaoli . The Argentina international therefore decided to look for a way out during the previous transfer window and joined Elche in the form of a loan with an option to buy. However, as le10sport.com exclusively revealed to you, Dario Benedetto was very close to joining Real Betis . Information confirmed by the person himself.
Benedetto was very close to Betis
“Time has passed. Negotiations with Real Betis were very advanced, but Elche had to make up his mind to sign a striker and couldn't wait any longer. Negotiations with Betis were stalled for 20 days and could not be completed due to the numbers (due to financial control issues and the delay in Loren's departure). I was inclined to make the decision to come to Elche and that's what I told my agent, ”says the striker belonging to OM in an interview with AS.