Fajardo reaffirms Roque as Real Betis' top priority

He remarked, "We anticipated a bustling market as we had alluded to in a few interviews. Betis had a successful year, meeting their goal of playing in Europe once again, which has put our players in the spotlight."

"I didn't expect movements of such magnitude, operations have been carried out that I wasn't aware of could happen like those of Nabil (Fekir) or Germán (Pezzella), but these are situations that arise, the player expresses his will and the club is obliged to listen to it and attend to it as a last resort."

On the arrival of Barcelona loanee Vitor Roque, he also said: "We have perhaps lost a bit of a more upright player, but looking at the first few games of the League, I think we are a Betis that is more vertical in the final metres, more aggressive, more supportive in our efforts. Vitor has always been the number one option for us and for (coach Manuel) Pellegrini too.

"Betis was linked with various attackers who had nothing to do with Vitor's profile. We always mentioned a striker in the area, the arrival of Vitor is a reason for joy because the signing of a first choice has been completed."