Vitor Roque’s Club in Spain, the Real Betis has been targeting the Brazilian market for future partnerships. The Spanish club’s main target is Novorizontino Grêmio current vice-leader of Series B, and very close to access to the national elite.
According to information from the newspaper Sports WorldBetis is keeping an eye on the youth teams of the club from the interior of São Paulo, in addition to reinforcing its history of signing Brazilian players to play in Spain.
Betis’ technical director, Álvaro Ladrón de Guevara, was in São Paulo recently for the official presentation of the partnership with Novorizontino, highlighted as an “emerging club in Brazilian football that has an excellent youth category and is close to moving up to Serie A”.
Guevara was received in São Paulo by the president of Novorizontino, Genilson de Rocha Santos, and learned about the club’s structures.
Betis legend was crucial in meeting with Novorizontino
Former striker Edu, one of the main Brazilian players in Betis’ history, was one of those responsible for mediating the meeting between the directors of the Spanish and São Paulo club.
In addition to Edu, another former Brazilian player who participated in the meeting was the former left-back, Fábio Aurélio, who played for clubs such as Valencia, in Spain, and Liverpool, in England. Fábio Aurélio is Edu’s brother-in-law and his partner in the company NG Soccer.
President of Novorizontino, Genilson Santos highlighted that the purpose of the meeting was not only to present the structures of the São Paulo club, but also to “create proximity between the clubs for future business from grassroots to professional football”.
Betis: current squad has Vitor Roque and two other Brazilians
Real Betis’ current squad features striker Vitor Roque, who is on loan from Barcelona, as well as midfielder Johnny, a former International (who also has North American citizenship) and defender Natan, formerly of Flamengo and Red Bull Bragantino.
The Brazilian history at Betis, in fact, is quite traditional. Recently, Willian José, Luiz Felipe, Abner and Luiz Henrique were part of the Spanish club’s squad – the last two, recently called up by coach Dorival Júnior for the Brazilian team.
Previously, names like Ricardo Oliveira, Edu, Marcos Assunção, Denilson, Emerson, Rafael Sobis, Diego Tardelli, Sidnei, Leo Baptistão and Petros also defended the Seville club’s alviverde colors.