Recovered from the muscle injury he sustained that day with the national team FIFA in November and after playing for a few minutes on the last day San Mames, Ayoze Perez He is one of the chosen Marcelino be part of the call Villarreal in the game of League this afternoon.Important means “submarine” against a direct rival Europe in which the “Tenerife” striker will meet for the first time with the team that was his team until this summer Betis.
It will be their first reunion since the Spain international somewhat surprisingly decided to opt out of his contract to end his time at the club in mid-August. Benito Villamarwhere he was an idol and embark on a new adventure Ceramics. Farewell, in which Castello made a very important offer to the club, changing both the player’s and the team’s plans. Sports management green and white
Betis opened the doors of La Liga for him
Let’s gowhose only professional experience in our country was in its beginning, back Tenerife in Second divisionreturned Spain January 2023 on credit Leicester al Betis. He Villarreal was also interested in hiring him at the time, but Pellegrini had a lot to do with the player’s decision, a signature he had been demanding for some time Heliopolis because he was sure he could add a plus to his team’s attack AND Perez It didn’t take him long to agree with her and fully approve.
In his first six months as a Verdiblanco, an undisputed starter from day one, earning the position up front It’s John (who was a fundamental player by then Betis), played 21 official matches, scoring four goals, awarding several penalties and decisively helping the Andalucian national team qualify for the tournament once again. Europa League. So much so that the club once ended and back Let’s go With the release letter, he was able to convince him to go ahead with the offer, which, despite not meeting the player’s financial aspirations, included release clauses allowing the forward to control his future.
The first full season Let’s go in it Betis He was fantastic in terms of numbers, appearing in 38 official matches, scoring 11 goals, although he missed almost two months between January and March due to a serious ankle injury. A slump from which the striker recovered with a decisive end to the season in which he scored five goals in the last seven games. League let the green and white come in Conference League.
“Betis” decided not to comply with the “submarine” offer
The player and club tabled a renewal in which their play would be rewarded and which would in principle take effect upon completion. European Cup (as a Betic, he became absolutely international.) It seemed that understanding was only a matter of time. Until he showed up Villarreal with the suggestion that Betis decided not to comply (if it did, the contract Let’s go would be modified and the point would be raised to more than 10 million). A sharp finish as Betik’s number 10 looked set to make history in the organization, following the example of another Canarian. Ruben Castro.
He Betis realized that signing such a high contract for the 31-year-old was against his idea of reducing the wage bill (as was the case since leaving). Guido Rodriguez or sales Fekir). Y: Let’s gowho hesitated until the last minute whether to go Villarrealfinally paid his termination clause of four million euros to join the submarine project.
Ayoze doubts to the end
In an interview given to the newspaper the other day Sports, Let’s go He admitted that he never thought that he would leave “Betis” last summer. “The truth is, no. European CupI went on vacation and Betis There was talk of updating me by revising my point. I thought that this would happen and that it would continue in Armenia Betis“.
However, everything came to a head in mid-August. “There are moments in your life when you have to make decisions, but in any field, not only in football. And I had to think and decide what was best for me Villarreal He arrived unexpectedly and appreciated me a lot, it was a club that made a big bet on me. I had to think a lot. To be honest, it wasn’t easy at all. It was hard for me because I Betis I was very comfortable. But I insist, in life you have to make decisions, and I made a decision to sign for it Villarrealand I am delighted with life. Today will be a special day for him Let’s gothough certainly not as much as he who must return there Benito Villamarwhere his decision to leave hurt a lot.
“It’s about that Let’s go It was a result of several factors that we do not gain anything from analyzing. Of course, I would like him to be here, an international player who did very well for us and still does Villarreal. “It is a matter that has been resolved when it happened, there are always different versions and he is performing as we expected because he is a very high level player,” he said yesterday. Pellegriniprobably the one who misses the Tenerife native the most Heliopolis.