{"id":11231,"date":"2025-03-06T13:31:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=11231"},"modified":"2025-03-07T17:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:57:43","slug":"what-a-player-chelsea-step-up-transfer-interest-in-42m-real-betis-winger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/what-a-player-chelsea-step-up-transfer-interest-in-42m-real-betis-winger\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What a player!\u2019 \u2013 Chelsea step up transfer interest in \u00a342m Real Betis winger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jesus Rodriguez scored his first La Liga goal against Alaves in January (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chelsea<\/a> have stepped up their transfer interest in \u00a342m Real Betis<\/a> winger Jesus Rodriguez, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old has enjoyed a breakthrough season in La Liga<\/a> and has caught the eye of elite scouts following a number of stellar performances.<\/p>\n

Known for his remarkable speed, Rodriguez has spent his entire senior career at Real Betis to date, making 16 first-team appearances so far.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez provided an assist in Real Betis’ impressive 2-1 victory over Spanish giants Real Madrid<\/a> in their last top-flight game on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The highly-rated teenager has a has a release clause worth up to \u00a342m, according to the Daily Mail<\/a>, with Chelsea taking a keen interest in him.<\/p>\n

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The Blues may decide to make an official transfer approach for Rodriguez in the next summer transfer window at the end of the current season.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez has shined at Real Betis under the management of former Manchester City and West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Former Arsenal loanee Dani Ceballos highly rates Jesus Rodriguez (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He helped Spain clinch the U19 European Championship title in 2024 and was lauded by Real Madrid star Dani Ceballos<\/a> last month on social media.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid midfielder Ceballos, who previously played for Real Betis, and spent time on loan at Arsenal from 2019 to 2021, posted on X: ‘Shield the 36 (Rodriguez’s shirt number at Real Betis) because what a player.’<\/p>\n

Real Betis boss Pellegrini feels Rodriguez has bags of potential and singled him out for praise in February.<\/p>\n

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Jesus Rodriguez has shined under Manuel Pellegrini’s management (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘He has the qualities to become a great player,’ Pellegrini said about Rodriguez. ‘Although he\u2019s still in the formative stage.<\/p>\n

‘I\u2019m not surprised by him. I’ve been following his progress for several years, and he was with us during pre-season.’<\/p>\n

Rodriguez was originally playing on the right wing for Real Betis this term before the arrival of Antony on loan from Manchester United<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n

Since Antony came in, Rodriguez has shifted over the the left wing and has continued to impress for the Spanish side.<\/p>\n

Liverpool<\/a> are also thought to be monitoring Rodriguez’s progress but Chelsea appear to currently be the most likely club to land his signature.<\/p>\n

The Blues have built a reputation of prioritising transfer moves for young players who they can sign on long-term contracts under Todd Boehly<\/a> et al.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez could be set to become the latest youngster to head over to Stamford Bridge, should Chelsea decide to trigger his release clause and agree terms with the player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jesus Rodriguez scored his first La Liga goal against Alaves in January (Picture: Getty) Chelsea have stepped up their transfer interest in \u00a342m Real Betis winger Jesus Rodriguez, according to reports. The 19-year-old has enjoyed a breakthrough season in La Liga and has caught the eye of elite scouts following a number of stellar performances….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11231"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11237,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11231\/revisions\/11237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}