Before voting on the third item Agenda: of Regular and Extraordinary General Meeting of Betisin which management is implemented Board of Directorsof the club, its president, Angel Harocarried out an in-depth analysis of the current situation of the organization and its future plans. A rating that went from accounts and revenue to investments, a team, a new stadium and Fund.
The president began by highlighting the benefits and the need for the club to increase its capital, as “the salaries of the players and the coaching staff exceeded 83 million euros with more than 20 million amortizations”, so “no capital”. growth”, which exceeded 40 million euros in the middle of the year, i Betis “He should have greatly reduced investment in the first team, which would have caused sporting damage.”
There is concern Betis thanks to the numbers developed in the transfer market in recent years, seeing the reduction in income from the sale of football players; “This year we earned 45 million euros from the sale of players. La Liga We are informed that the market is stagnant. “It has recovered somewhat since the pandemic years, but is estimated to stabilize at around 60 percent of pre-Covid numbers.”
The transfer market is expected to stabilize at around 60% of COVID-19 figures
Quarry as a key bet
So, the club has a plan. “The players are the main point of cost, but they are also active. That’s why our strategy has been to keep the team level, to give us time to reduce costs without sports losses. On sales of 45 million, the profit was only 0.3 million is to bet on short lineups with a maximum of 22 players, two at each position, supplemented by quarry players so they can develop.
Haroin this regard, he emphasized the important contribution made by Armenia Betis in its quarry, is built Rafael Gordillo Sports City in Two sistersone of the largest and most modern Europefrom which the club wants to make profit from now on. “We have made a big investment in the youth system, and the time has come to make it profitable both athletically and economically.”
We have invested heavily in the quarry and the time has come to make it profitable, both sportingly and economically.
“We have to be aware that we have a team of 24 professional players with two young players, we cannot think about additions without taking into account possible departures, their cost and the available players. We will try to take advantage of the windows, but the improvements are often at home,” the businessman insisted, referring to the upcoming transfer windows.
Expectations for the future stadium
Angel HaroHe also touched on the new project Benito Villamar“As many teams have done, the new stadium, which optimizes its management 365 days a year, should allow us to make a qualitative and quantitative jump in revenue to have a better team. It is not a second. Bernabeudoes not have a retractable lawn, so the big concerts will be two or three events in the summer. It’s not even a shopping center, the planned activity in the neighboring building is a large hotel, a clinic and a center related to well-being.”
The new “Villamarin” will not be the second “Bernabeu”, it does not have removable grass, there will be two or three big concerts a year.
In this way, the president responded to the criticism of some neighborhood associations. “None of these aspects cause traffic in the mall. The new stadium will create a level of safety. It is improved, without fences and according to the levels, the offer of recreation is expanded so that people leave the stadium based on falsehood.” .
The president of Betic also addressed the inquiries regarding the future premium areas of the stadium. 6% of the total, “below the average. 6% of the seats are 20% of the turnover, which means that the prices can be kept low. The stadium was created with better services, more with good acoustics and coverage.
A large hotel, a clinic and a wellness center are planned for the building next to the stadium.
Foundation and personal reflection
It “Real Betis” Foundation and their social work also featured prominently in the speech Haro“We should be proud of what we do. Thanks to the foundation, Betis is ready to help the society in which we live. In the world of football, a player is valued for better or worse. Advice Whether the ball goes in or not, all of our faces light up when we see that person fulfill their last wish to go to the stadium to see it. Betisthank you for that Fund“.
And finally, the president made a personal reflection. Advice it is undeniable for the club. Could we have avoided the capital increase? It was a lot of effort, but the solution had to be dismantled, so the effort was worth it. We have to optimize our resources and be more creative. The new stadium will allow us to take another step forward in our sole purpose of making Betis happy. people.