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Ceballos Celebrates His Return to Betis: “It’s Time to Give the Fans Back Their Affection”
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Ceballos Celebrates His Return to Betis: “It’s Time to Give the Fans Back Their Affection”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Dani Ceballos returned to Real Betis as a free agent nine years after joining Real Madrid, signing a contract through 2029.
  • The Spain midfielder said he felt happiness, relief and excitement at completing his return and wanted to repay the affection of Betis supporters.
  • Ceballos said his departure had helped Betis financially and predicted a warm reunion with fans, including former Real Madrid teammate Isco Alarcón.

Dani Ceballos returned to Real Betis nine years after leaving the club for Real Madrid, and he arrived with an emotional promise to the supporters who watched him depart.

It’s time to put words to one side and give the fans back all the affection they have shown me during this time.

— Dani CeballosHe described his intention after returning to Real Betis.

“I’m happy, relieved and excited to be back,” the 30-year-old midfielder said at his presentation. He signed through 2029 as a free agent and said Betis had always remained in his heart. The deal took until the final minutes of the transfer window, but Ceballos said the club had consistently reassured him that it would be completed.

He described the move as a chance to close a circle after his Real Madrid spell. Ceballos thanked José Mourinho and president Florentino Pérez for helping him end that chapter. He also recalled that the return had been discussed in previous years, then asked what better moment there could be to come back to a historic Betis competing in the Champions League.

I’m happy, relieved and excited to be back.

— Dani CeballosHe expressed his feelings at his presentation as a Betis player.

His first departure had not been perfectly timed, he acknowledged, but Real Madrid paid his €16.5 million release clause. Ceballos said that money helped Betis grow and that the club had changed completely since then. Some supporters may not have understood the move at the time, he said, but he expected a full reconciliation when he touched the ball again.

I’ve come with the humility to turn the whistles I sometimes received on visits to Betis into applause.

— Dani CeballosHe addressed the mixed reception he had previously received from supporters.

“I’ve come with the humility to turn the whistles I sometimes received on visits to Betis into applause,” Ceballos said. He will reunite with Isco Alarcón, his former Real Madrid teammate, and praised Karim Benzema and Rubén Castro as the best players he had played with. He also listed Toni Kroos and Luka Modrić among the outstanding midfielders he had shared the field with, while placing Isco among the world’s best players. Ceballos predicted that La Cartuja stadium would erupt when Betis’ anthem plays.

What better moment to return than to a historic Betis, a Betis in the Champions League?

— Dani CeballosHe linked his return to Betis’ current ambitions.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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