Edgar, Kike Hermoso and a 3rd or 4th center for Manuel Pellegrini

Eleven homegrown players are doing their preseason in Switzerland these days with the Betis first team. Up to 29 players, with the exception of Paul and those who have competed or will compete with their national teams, Manuel Pellegrini took to Bad Ragaz, many of them coming from the subsidiary or who have been loaned in Segunda last season.

Dani Rebollo, Marc Vidal, goalkeeper recently signed in this market, Fran Delgado, Kike Hermoso, Calderón, Marchena, Manu Morillo, Rodri and Raúl they belong to that first group. Edgar and Rober played with Oviedo and Las Palmas respectively in 2020-21 and it can be said that they achieved a prominent role.

Kike Hermoso and Edgar can act in a position that, revealed yesterday Antonio Cordon, it is not yet clear that it will be strengthened if the economy does not allow it. Betis has been trying for weeks to occupy the place left free by Aissa Mandi but men like Balbuena, Fede Fernández, Rugani or Maksimovic ask for too high a salary. At the moment, the Chilean coach has only Marc Bartra and Víctor Ruiz, because Sidnei is transferable. But perhaps it is necessary to give a swivel in those initial plans.

Edgar played 37 games last season and scored three goals. Most of the time he acted in the position that Rubi had discovered for him a campaign before in the First Division, that of pivot defensive. But the reality is that Edgar arrived at the Verdiblanca quarry in 2018 after having played in his youth almost always as a central defender. And that is the position that fate can reserve for you again.