Udinese trusts Beto’s talent: he has already been redeemed for 7 million

He hasn’t scored in nine days but the Portuguese forward taken from Portimonense is at the center of the Juventus project

UDINE. Udinese has already redeemed Beto. The acceleration is a certificate of estimate, as well as an investment for the future. “He will become a champion.”

The “booster” dose of confidence was given by Gabriele Cioffi immediately after the last kappaò, the one immediately in Naples, where Udinese played, took the lead, had to deal with Osinhem’s one-two and closed with a fistful of flies in hand, thanks to the Var overflight on the umpteenth episode with Soppy at the center, to which the referees and “direction” – in the technological Lissone room – do not really want to pay attention, if between a tirade of hair at Juventus Stadium and a trip in the area at Maradona, he didn’t even take a free kick at the edge of the area.

That’s life. The hard life of the “provincials”. But Norberto Beto’s is not as sparkling as we imagined last November, after the double at the Olimpico against Lazio. Since then the Portuguese has scored only two goals: the “heavy” one against Milan in the first match of the Cioffi management and the one in the surreal match enveloped by Covid last January 9, against Atalanta, before coming to terms with his own once with a positivity, albeit a slight one.

Nine days have ended up in the archive since then, but Beto is still dry, among other things showing worrying difficulties in terms of growth, given the errors in the support phase or the wrong choices in facing the direct opponent in one. against one.

It is the price that must be paid to the defenses of Serie A which, despite the decline in terms of the results of our football, always remain tactical, rocky, astute towards an attacker who, ultimately, has just turned 24 and is at the first experience away from Portugal.

And perhaps precisely to affect Beto’s self-esteem, the Juventus owners wanted to close the deal with Portimonense in advance, from which on August 31 the attacker had arrived with the loan formula that would have turned into a definitive purchase. start of next season. The formula that brought him here was particular and detailed. There is talk of a so-called redemption obligation (an agreement between the parties) that would be triggered if certain conditions in terms of competitive performances by Beto had matured and the first concerns the number of appearances in the league, at least half. So far the “tokens” are 26 and the calendar will offer eight more matches plus two recoveries against Udinese.

For this Gino Pozzo paid 7 million euros, without however going to pay much more for the bonuses that essentially concern the placement of the bianconeri this season: with the landing in Europe to play the cups – a practically impossible possibility and therefore taken for granted by the parties – Udinese would have had to pay up to 3 million more to buy Beto outright. In short, for less than ten million, including commissions, loans and bonuses, now in the safe there is the “tag” of a 24-year-old center-forward with excellent room for improvement, despite the bad moment.

But do not think that those of Portimonense live on love: they have made sure that 50 percent of the amount of a possible future sale ends up in their coffers in the sale contract. That’s why if they tell you that Udinese is going to sell Beto for less than 14 million you can have a laugh.