The asterisk in Cristian Tello's contract with Betis

Cristian Tello has returned this year to be Guadianesco in the Betis line-ups, now with Manuel Pellegrini on the bench. The Catalan winger has almost never had continuity since he arrived in the summer of 2017, sometimes due to his performance and others due to recurring muscle problems. His last title dates from mid-February, against Getafe. He did not take the field even in the derby and on the last day he fell out of the squad due to the death of his father hours before playing against Levante.

Tello has participated in 21 League and 4 Cup matches, with four goals and three assists as a contribution, but he has not yet reached 1,000 minutes of play, which indicates his secondary role in the team. He was not the undisputed starter with Quique Setién or Rubi and now something similar happens to him at the orders of Pellegrini, who will have to line up a few more matches from here to the end to erase the asterisk from his contract: the one who says that he has to complete a series of participations to be able to continue during the 2021-22 season, last one signed in Heliopolis.

According to ED, Tello You have to add 25 entitlements for the clause to take effect. Every time he plays for more than 45 minutes it would be counted as a 'start' and if he plays for less than 45, as half. He has 11 of the first and 14 of the second, making a total of 18. That places him still far from the necessary figure, although Betis, which can activate the condition unilaterally, has decided in principle to stay at least one more season with the player, or to make (if he can) cash with its sale next summer.

During these years there have been no shortage of offers Cristian, who has always preferred to continue in Heliópolis. Betis would get little from its sale, Well, half of the money would go to the coffers of Barcelona, ​​which has part of its economic rights. Tello has one of the highest chips in Villamarín, so if he renews he would do so significantly lower.