Facundo Bernal, Fran Garcia and Diego Condethe first three signings of the Betis for the 2026-27 season, have been officially presented this Friday in the lounge of the Luis del Sol Sports City. The president of the club, Angel Haroand the sports director of professional football, Manu Fajardohave welcomed the reinforcements with which the summer market of the
“We are facing a historic season; it has been 21 years since we qualified for the Champions League and, therefore, all of us who are part of the club will have to give as much as possible. It will be an exciting season, but also demanding. On a sporting level, our goal is to compete again to be in Europe and for this we have players like those who accompany us today,” the president began by saying, Angel Haro.
“The first to arrive was Facundo Bernala 22-year-old Uruguayan midfielder, a player who, at a very young age, already made the leap to Brazilto a competitive league, and now he has decided to come to Europe with the help of Betis. It has magnificent reports from the sports management and the technical secretariat. I am sure that you will do well in a position that is key for us. Then Fran Garciaa player known to everyone, has played in the Rayo Vallecanoin it real Madrid and has played Champions. He occupies a position that we need; He is a player who is going to be important and has magnificent references, both sporting and personal. I am convinced that he will do well here in the Betis. And finally, Diego Conde27-year-old goalkeeper from Madrid. Goalkeeping is one of the positions that has undergone the most changes in the Betis. We need a guarantee player and Diego meets the requirements to be a goalkeeper Real Betis Balompié“explained the Betic president before giving way to the three new green and white signings.
Facundo Bernal, a positional ‘five’
The Uruguayan midfielder took advantage of his presentation to define himself as a footballer: “I am a positional five that can also be mixed. I think I can give a lot of dynamics to the midfielder and aggressiveness and fair play coming from the back. Those are my characteristics and I also contribute a lot personally.”
Fran García, a guaranteed signing
The full-back from La Mancha was very clear about his commitment to Betis: “We already know what the League is, what it’s like to come to a club like Betis. From the moment you walk through the door you see how big the club is, the camaraderie there is, there isn’t a single bad face, on the contrary, all the people predisposed to help, to make you feel comfortable. For people who arrive new to a place they didn’t know, the fact that they can help you, they can open their hand to you and give you that opportunity to meet people… I had the opportunity to go directly to the ‘stage’ in Germany and it was a week to meet people I didn’t have the pleasure of meeting and very happy.”
Alvaro Fidalgoformer teammate of Fran Garcia in it real Madridparticipated in the welcome video to the side. And about him and about Isco The new Betic signing also spoke: “With Isco Before it became official, he did recommend that I come here, that it was an incredible club, that both the entity and the teammates who are in the club on a daily basis are something wonderful. The first moment you walk through the door you realize it. With Alvaro I was talking because he congratulated me, he welcomed me by phone. Let’s see if the teammates who are yet to join the group will arrive soon and soon we will all be united.”
Diego Conde, Fajardo’s firm bet
The goalkeeper was a fast and firm bet Manu Fajardo and the Sports Management as soon as Pau Lopez announced his decision to terminate the contract he had to go to the Andorra. This is how the Madrid native has experienced his arrival at Betis: “From the first moment you arrive you realize the magnitude at all levels that the club has, both at a social level and at an organizational and institutional level as well as the demands that exist at a sporting level. Immensely happy to be here, to gradually experience everything that Beticismo means. You find a very healthy locker room that embraces you from the first moment, that tries to involve you so that you feel comfortable as if you have been here all your life and that in the end makes adaptation much easier.”