“Personal terms agreed” | Hammers stars exit nearing

Pablo Fornals, a midfielder for West Ham, is reportedly close to signing a personal contract with La Liga team Real Betis, according to TEAMTALK.

Reuniting with former West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini, who brought the Spanish midfielder to the London Stadium in the summer of 2019, would be sealed with a move to Betis.

Following the successful sale of Brazilian winger Luiz Henrique, who is expected to join Botafogo, Real Betis will attempt to finalize the signing of Fornals.

For Henrique, the club is anticipated to get approximately £17 million. After finishing this and making room in their roster, Betis will try to go forward with a possible trade for Fornals.

The 27-year-old, who has over 200 Hammers appearances since joining the team from Villarreal, is currently in the last six months of his contract and has struggled to get playing time recently.

Earlier this week, an ExWHUEmployee stated on The West Ham Way podcast that Fornals was moving closer to his “dream move back to Spain.” “Both Real Betis and Sevilla, two Seville clubs, have expressed interest in the player. There has been a lot of interest over there.” “It seems that Betis are leading the way,” the statement continued.

Since moving to East London, Fornals has gained a lot of support from the community and has solidly embraced the club’s ethos. Supporters will never forget the goal he scored against AZ Alkmaar the previous season, which guaranteed the Hammers a spot in the Conference League final.

In the past, the Spanish midfielder said, “As far as my family and I are concerned, today and no matter what happens in the future, a part of us will always be cockney.” He has never been afraid to publicly express his affection for the team.

As it appears that Fornals’ time at West Ham is drawing to an end, the team’s supporters will wish him a fond farewell and hope that a return to La Liga would help him secure regular playing time and rekindle his career.