Sokratis is delighted with his move to Real Betis. Off contract from Olympiacos, the veteran defender signed for Betis last week. He arrives as cover for Marc Bartra after he had a clean up operation a fortnight ago.
Real Betis defender Marc Bartra has had successful Achilles surgery. Bartra's operation was carried out at Barcelona Hospital. The tendon injury came as a result of Haglund's syndrome that he had been suffering from for weeks.
Real Betis have serious problems in central defence. Marc Bartra injured his Achilles tendon recently, meaning that he will be out of action for several months.
On Monday, Real Betis announced that Marc Bartra had injured his Achilles tendon, for which he would require surgery. As a result, the Spanish international will be out of action for a significant period of time, believed to be several months.
Former Barcelona defender Marc Bartra has been giving breakout star Lamine Yamal advice over social media. The 32-year-old defender returned from Trabzonspor this summer to re-sign with Real Betis just a year after leaving them.
Real Betis have already had an excellent transfer window, signing the likes of Isco, Marc Roca and Marc Bartra, and they could be about to complete one of the signings of the summer.
Marc Bartra is set for his second Real Betis debut this weekend as the verdiblancos take on Athletic Bilbao at San Mames. The centre back played 121 La Liga games for the Andalusian club between 2018 and 2022, when he went to Trabzonspor.