Leeds United midfielder Marc Roca could stay at Real Betis on loan again next year, as long as Daniel Farke’s side are not promoted back to the Premier League.
That’s according to Mucho Deporte, who cover the player today and how he’s on course for his best goalscoring season if he maintains his early season form.
They explain that Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini ‘has great confidence’ in the Leeds loanee and believes he can be a valid player in attack, leaving defensive duties to Guido Rodríguez y Andrés Guardado.
Roca has already scored two goals this season and if everything goes with a ‘certain normality’ then he should exceed that and, in the process, better his personal goalscoring record for a campaign. He’s never managed more than two for Espanyol, Bayern or Leeds.
Doing so at Betis would only further confirm to him and the Spanish club that the deal was a smart one to do and Mucho Deporte report it could be extended too.
Roca is only on loan at the club for the season, having taken advantage of a clause in his Leeds contract that allowed him to leave on loan following relegation.
He’s been delighted with the move to date, saying so whenever possible, and it’s even been reported in Spain that he’s shown a ‘total predisposition’ to staying at Betis long-term.
That could be on offer as it’s now claimed that his loan ‘could be extended for another year’, if Leeds are not promoted back to the Premier League.
Now, it’s not made clear if this is a clause in the original loan deal or it would simply be a case of Leeds letting him go again temporarily should they fail to return to the top flight.
Either way, this is the first we’ve heard of Roca’s loan potentially being extended so it’s something to keep an eye on moving forwards.
