Seville/The response of the Seville City Council, through IMD, to the press appearance of the owner of Betis Baloncesto immediately. A public note issued in the afternoon denied the words of Pedro Fernández about the alleged agreement reached on the loan and, in addition, denied that he blocked the club’s access to various public aids that institution demands.
Pedro Fernández directly blamed the institution for the possible transfer of the club to another Sevillian municipality due to the lack of support from the council, to which the delegate of Sports and Health Promotion, Silvia Pozo, answered frankly: “We extended our hand to the all the time in the club; Therefore, Mr. Fernández cannot hold the City Council responsible for the possible decision of the board to move its headquarters to another municipality in the province of Seville Hereda Group, which acquired Real Betis Baloncesto SAD Club, all kinds of collaboration.”
During a meeting held on Monday morning, the Sports delegate informed Fernández that “to access public financing, the club must meet a series of requirements that Betis Baloncesto Hereda did not meet.” No foundations or for-profit sports corporations have access to this type of subsidy. Therefore, the Betis Baloncesto Hereda club can request subsidies and public assistance called from the IMD, like other sports entities in the city, as long as it follows the legal requirements of the different calls.
On the other hand, the City Council cannot eliminate the limitations as expressed by Pedro Fernández, because it does not have the power to do so. Pozo: “Mr. Fernández lied in his statements. We have not committed to changing the aid bases, because we do not have access to them. Yes, we are committed to supporting and helping the club with everything we can.
Silvia Pozo reminded the club’s president of the countless support they have always received from the city council, such as the free use of the San Pablo Sports Center where this team has been training for more than 30 years.
The delegate pointed out that “the Betis Baloncesto Hereda club is offered the possibility of using the municipal facilities at zero cost, but this can only be done if the club competes in the first division, or if the Hereda Group updates the “You have the council, as stated in the municipal ordinance.” Betis Baloncesto Hereda has a current debt of € 82,000 for the rental of the facility, which corresponds to the last two times in which the club competes in the second category. The Sports delegate also wants to explain to the president that “the IMD cannot provide sponsorships, because we do not have the legal status to support them.” seasons, therefore, correspond to the season of the Mexican Group Xoy and the other to Real Betis Balompié.
Regarding the 1.3 million euros claimed by the entity from the IMD for the properties that are in the San Pablo Pavilion, Silvia Pozo emphasized that this is “a material acquired by the club to train and compete in the highest categories; the This material is Yours and it is not reasonable to ask us for a rental for it. The club freely sells all these materials and may at any time remove or hide them. it in other places. The Club Baloncesto Sevilla Femenino, and the September 2024 Caja 87, which are also two independent sports entities, these materials are used exclusively by Betis Baloncesto Hereda in any case, I insist, the decision on the location and use of these immobilized materials by the club, not by the IMD”.