It was a decided bet on the part of the sports management of Manu Fajardo and in just half a season, we can be sure that the green and white technicians will reach the goal. Valentin Gomez adapted in record time to the La Liga ecosystem and the requirements … tactics of Manuel Pellegrini. The Argentine defender is one of the good news for the Bétis this course so far. At only 22 years old, and with his remarkable personality and character on the pitch, Valentín convinced the technical staff and the green and white public.
His versatility has also been key, allowing him to rise to fourth position on the Chilean coach’s list of most used players in 2025-26, which is extremely striking for such a young player who is having his first experience in Europe and at the competitive levels in which Real Betis currently operate. The defender was able to take advantage of the absences of Marc Bartra and Diego Llorente in the axis of defense to settle in the eleven and later, his versatility opened the doors to the left corridor of defense, where for many he even improves the specialists Ricardo Rodriguez and Junior.
During this time, its price, logically, explodes. Pages like Transfermarkt already value him at 12 million euros, at the level of a player like Sofiane Amrabat installed in Europe. Valentín is the only one under 23 to exceed the 10 million euro mark in the green and white entity.
His performance is making noise on the international stage, as he has proven himself more than capable of competing at the highest level on the Old Continent. To this, Valentín adds the two other costly virtues of football: versatility and youth. All of this is arousing growing interest from the flagship clubs of the major European championships. The central defender emerges as a potential financial asset for Betis, who paid 5.3 million euros this summer for 90 percent of his move to Vélez Sarsfield.
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