His departure from OL to Betis in 2019 raised questions. Author of an iconic stint with his training club, the 2018 world champion with France could logically aspire to better when he could have worn the colors of Liverpool a year earlier. Finally, five years later, his choice to join Andalusia turned out to be a more than successful gamble. Admired on the other side of the Pyrenees, the number 8 of the Verdiblancos shines and has often appeared in the typical team of the season in Spain.
Happy in the south of Spain, the former FC Vaulx-en-Velin is very respected in the Andalusian locker room and by his coach Manuel Pellegrini, with whom he has a relationship of trust and mutual respect. For all these reasons, Fekir obtained new responsibilities this Friday. While the legend Andrès Guardado saw his adventure with Betis end by mutual agreement, the native of Lyon inherited the captain’s armband of the Mexican midfielder.
