Dani Ceballos registered in LaLiga with Real Betis

Dani Ceballos is now fully official as a Real Betis player after being registered in LaLiga. Because he was a free agent, the club from Seville was able to complete the process on September 2 even though the transfer window closed the previous midnight. The midfielder from Utrera returns home on a three-year contract.

• Betis registered Ceballos in LaLiga on September 2 thanks to his free-agent status.
• The league and federation clearance allows him to be included in the Champions League squad.
• The deadline for Pellegrini's European list closes today at 11:59 p.m.
• Ceballos signs for three seasons on a salary far below what he earned at Real Madrid.

Dani Ceballos registered in LaLiga as a free agent

The registration was the final step needed to make Ceballos' return a reality. Since the player was released after his spell at Real Madrid, the regulations allowed his LaLiga registration to be processed once the summer window had closed, and the Andalusian club took advantage of that route from the start of the day.

With the league clearance and the corresponding federation clearance now in place, everything is sorted for Manuel Pellegrini to call on him without any administrative obstacles.

Ceballos available for Betis' Champions League squad

The LaLiga registration also opens the door to European competition. Betis have until 11:59 p.m. today to submit their Champions League squad to UEFA, and Ceballos can be included in that list because he is already cleared to play.

The club wants to strengthen its midfield for a season packed with fixtures, and the Andalusian international offers extra rotation options in a calendar that includes LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.

How much Betis paid to register Ceballos

Betis did not have to pay the registration fee to the Royal Spanish Football Federation because the player had already been registered in Spanish competition before. The club did pay the licence fee, which amounts to €1,268.5 per first-team player.

Three-year contract and a salary far from Real Madrid levels

Ceballos has committed to Betis for the next three seasons. The deal marks a drastic change in his pay: at Real Madrid he was earning around five million euros per year, a figure the club could not get near.

His new salary is less than half of what he was making at the Bernabéu and falls short of what the player had initially targeted when talks began. The desire to return home weighed more than financial considerations and brought the two parties together to close the deal.

The end of one of the summer's longest transfer sagas

With the registration confirmed, one of the biggest transfer sagas of the summer reaches its conclusion after a frantic final 24 hours for both the player and the club. Ceballos returns to the Villamarín after seven seasons at Real Madrid, aiming to regain a leading role at the club where he came through.

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