Betis: The debut of Papastathopoulos is set for after the break

Her player Real Betis has been for a few days o Socrates Papastathopouloswith the Greek defender signing a contract until the end of the season.

The coach of the Spanish club, Manuel Pellegrini, referred to the long-awaited debut of the experienced stopper in the Sevilla shirt, stressing that his first appearance will take place after the championships were suspended for the Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Which means that the former Olympiakos ace is expected to play for the first time in La Liga Sunday the 26th of the month, in the home game against Las Palmas for the 14th matchday of the Spanish league.

“The medical tests showed that everything is fine. He should work on his fitness a bit with our people. It’s different than what he might have done on his own at home. He has to get into the team and I believe that after the Euro qualifiers are interrupted he will be ready.”

Manuel Pellegrini, about Sokratis: “Lleva algunos meses sin jugar, pero todos los examenes medicos estan dentro de una normalidad.” Se esta adecuando al trabajo fisico y tiene que adaptarse al funcción del equipo. Creo que en el paron FIFA estara listo”. #RealBetis pic.twitter.com/KnNdjHseYq

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