“I will continue to be linked with Betis to help as much as I can”

Joaquín Sánchez, who was the captain of Real Betis until a few weeks ago, since he retired in style, confirmed in an interview with DAZN that he will continue to be associated with the Verdiblanco club, where he is one of the main shareholders . . “I will continue to be linked to Betis to help in everything I can and where I feel happy,” said the man from Porto, although his exact role has not yet been determined.

Joaquín made these comments on ‘ICONOS’, DAZN’s interview series, where he talked about his long relationship with Betis. “I am always Joaquín from Betis, even though my wife often suffers from it, because we experience it in a very special way and every year the pressure to be who I am feels more, that everything is well, the team is growing… It’s not easy to carry all that,” he said.

Joaquín also referred to his second spell at Betis, which began in 2015. “The first few years were difficult, but fortunately when Quique (Setién) arrived, everything changed and the team went up. With stability, play, sportsmanship … And also institutional level. In the end you can have a lot of important things, but if you don’t have a team that competes and that the players want to come, it’s very hard. And I think that’s being achieved” , he pointed. out.

Joaquín is currently on holiday in Ibiza but plans to participate with Real Betis in the mini-tour of Mexico and the US next summer, where Real Betis -who will also be joined by another club legend like Rafael Gordillo- will will face Sevilla FC on 2 August in Guadalajara (Mexico) and on 5 August in Real Sociedad in San Francisco (California), the same day that Atlético and Sevilla FC met in that stage. Real Sociedad and Atlético will play on August 2 in Monterrey (Mexico).