Celta Vigo ‘finalising’ deal for Real Betis star | OneFootball

Celta Vigo are on the verge of closing a deal for a member of the attacking ranks at La Liga rivals Real Betis.

That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who point towards Borja Iglesias as the player in question.

Frontman Borja, for his part, is fresh off spending the 2nd half of this past season out on loan away from parent club Betis.

After he managed a total of just 10 appearances for Xabi Alonso’s record-breaking Bayer Leverkusen, however, the Bundesliga champions have long come to the decision not to activate their option to buy the 31-year-old.

Borja, as a result, has since made the move back to the Estadio Benito Villamarín.

But his stay, it would appear, will not last at all long…

This comes amid claims that the seasoned goalscorer is all set for a return to another of his former clubs, in the aforementioned Celta Vigo.

As per MD:

‘Real Betis and RC Celta are very close to reaching an agreement for the loan of Borja Iglesias for a season to the Galician team, which would take charge of the entire salary of the Betis player, more than two million euros net per season, one of the highest in the squad, and would not have an option to buy.’

The transfer, it is claimed, could be made official as soon as this weekend.

Conor Laird | GSFN