The transfer of Fornals, on the air!

He Real Betis the signing has not yet been made official Pablo Fornalsdespite the fact that last night he registered him in LaLiga in the horn with Chimy Ávila and Cedric Bakambu, due to an incident experienced in the West Ham computer tool (the TMS application where international passes are verified), his club of origin. , which also affected the transfer of Saïd Benrahma to Olympique Lyon.

Last night LaLiga admitted processing the transfer of Fornals with the title “provisional validation” due to these problems, which it hopes to resolve “in the coming days”, as the CEO of Betis, Ramón Alarcón, explained on the sidelines. at three in the morning this Friday, when he was leaving the club’s offices.

“As you know, there was an issue with Fornals. At the last minute there was a computer incident which we worked hard to justify. Betis provided all the documents in a timely manner and West Ham seem to have problem with their computer tool. Not only with Betis, they had other clubs as well. We hope it will be resolved in the next few days,” Alarcón declared to reporters from Diario de Sevilla, 101 TV and El Chiringuito, who were waiting upon his departure.

“The contract was made by both parties. The content of the matter is over. We understand that an error in the computer tool will be resolved. We are working on it. We are optimistic but cautious. We are happy with the work done. . In the coming days a timely assessment of the market will be made,” concluded the CEO of Real Betis.

The transfer of Pablo Fornals, for which the green and white club will pay 8.2 million euros. with variables, West Ham appears to be registered in LaLiga as “provisionally validated” while these incidents are resolved, which Real Betis hopes will happen soon, while Fornals, who will sign for five seasons , is waiting in London to resolve everything to be done. to travel to Seville.