PABLO GARCIA was in floods of tears after leaving boyhood club Real Betis on deadline day.
The 20-year-old joined Racing Santander despite featuring in all three of Betis‘ LaLiga games so far this term.
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Garcia, who joined his hometown club at the age of six, even scored a late winner at Valencia last week.
Amid LaLiga’s strict financial rules, however, Betis made the difficult decision to sell the academy product to Racing Santander.
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In a video circulating on social media, Garcia can be seen driving away from Betis for a final time alongside his mother.
Both can be seen in floods of tears during the heart-wrenching video as Garcia waved goodbye to gathered fans.
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The left winger’s exit enabled Betis to bring back his fellow academy graduate Dani Ceballos while complying with LaLiga financial rules.
Former Arsenal midfielder Ceballos, 30, returns following nine years at Real Madrid, during which he spent two seasons on loan with the Gunners.
Many fans expressed their frustration with the situation on social media.
One wrote on Reddit: “All this just to sign Ceballos? That’s kinda grim”.
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And a second pointed out: “And that’s why you shouldn’t be p***ed at players when they don’t show loyalty towards clubs, because clubs have no loyalty to players either.”
A third posted: “Devastating. I am so mad at our management, the kid is special and loves the club to death.”
Another added: “A coup for Racing but wow not a good move for Betis at all”.
Garcia made 33 first team appearances for Betis in total, scoring three times.
The Spain Under-21 international could be in line to make his Racing Santander debut against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.
He will then return to face his former club in December.
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