Cucho Hernández, the highest investment of the Pellegrini stage in Betis

Cucho Hernández It has become the signing of greatest economic cost of Manuel’s stage Pellegrini in it Real Betis Waiting to know your performance. The 25 -year -old Colombian striker lands in Heliopolis after the fertilizer of thirteen million euros to Columbus Crew of Major Soccer League (MLS) and exceeds the ten that the Verdiblancos paid to the Royal Society for another striker, Willian José, in The summer of 2023 after executing the purchase option after the transfer of a campaign. The sale of Assane Al has been key to being able to make this important investment to improve the lead and that Cucho can compete with Vitor Roque and Bakambu This season and settle in the following until 2030, when the contract that has just signed with the Verdiblancos expires.

The hiring of Cucho Hernández exceeds not only that of Willian José but also to that of Fornalswhich just a year ago was incorporated by 8 million after the agreement with the West Ham, and the Abdethat on the last day of the summer market of 2023 he arrived in Heliopolis in exchange for seven million for 50 percent of his rights, since the other half still belongs to Barcelona. Behind them is the commitment to Luiz Henrique, also for a percentage (85), with which 7 million was invested. Then he was transferred by 20 to the textor group including the variables fulfilled.

Other relevant investments in these seasons with Pellegrini in command were those of Johnny Cardoso (6), Lo Celso (5), Chimy (4.5), Pezzella (4), Abner (4), Marc Roca (4.5), Llorente (3.25), Bakambu (3) or Altimira (1 , 5), but in general the club has contained the expense in this regard and has opted for many ceded (Bellerín, Miranda, Chadi Riad, Marc Roca, Natan, Vitor Roque, Antony) or players who arrived free (Rui Silva, Bravo, Sabaly, Ayoze, Isco) and take advantage of the contribution of Canteranos (Aitor, Paul, Rodri, Rober, Edgar, Vieites, Assane, Jesús, Matthew).

He weighed a lot in the planning of these campaigns the enormous bet that Betis made in 2019, before COVID, with the capital investment in Borja Iglesias, Fekir, Álex Moreno, Juanmi or Guido Rodríguezand the Verdiblanco club has cost him to return to that line of spending that can now refloat thanks to reaching norm 1: 1 and after the sales made.

If a comparison is made with what was invested by the rest of the LaLiga teams in this January market, Betis has been the club that has most opted to reinforce its workforce in this window. In fact, the thirteen millions of the signing of Cucho Hernández exceed what was spent by the remaining 19 teams in the category. Sevilla hired Akor Adams for 5.5 million and Rubén Vargas for 2.5, Athletic to Marian Sannadi by 3 and Valladolid, Tamás Nikitscher for 1.