Real Betis has reached the Champions League for the next season, and the club is already moving toward a squad shake-up before it plays matchday 38 of LaLiga. After ending a 20-year wait for Europe’s top club competition, Betis is facing several possible departures as it tries to shape a younger group for the 2025/26 campaign.
Among the names expected to leave are Adrián San Miguel, Ricardo Rodríguez, Sofyan Amrabat, Cédric Bakambu and Chimy Ávila. Adrián, Rodríguez and Bakambu are all set to finish their time at the club on 30 June, and none of them has received a renewal offer. Amrabat will complete his loan spell and return to Fenerbahçe in Turkey at the end of the 2025/26 season.
Chimy Ávila is in a different position. He still has a contract until 2027, but Betis is considering ending that deal through a clause in the agreement. The forward was close to leaving in midseason for the same contract issue, and his situation remains one of the clearest signs that the club’s rebuild is not only about expiring deals.
There is also movement around players whose contracts still run on. Nelson Deossa, Sergi Altimira, Natan and Abde Ezzalzouli remain under contract, but they could still go if another club arrives with an offer. Betis is discussing whether to accept bids because sales could help finance a squad strong enough for the Champions League return, a competition the team has not played in for 20 years.
The timing matters because Betis has already met its main sporting goal. What comes next is a financial and sporting reset that could change the shape of the squad before the new European campaign begins. The club wants more youth, more room in the budget and enough income from departures to build for the level it will now face.
That leaves matchday 38 as more than just the final league fixture. It is the last step before a summer in which Betis must decide who stays for the Champions League revival and who is moved on to make that return possible. The club has earned its place back on the biggest stage; now it has to decide which players will be there when it starts again.
