Héctor Bellerín is on the verge of leaving Real Betis for Mönchengladbach, with the Spain defender set to swap La Liga for the Bundesliga. The deal is in its closing stages: a medical is expected to be scheduled at Mönchengladbach around the middle of next week, which is the clearest sign yet that the move is all but settled. A fee in the region of £1.6m to £2.2m is being discussed, broadly in line with the 31-year-old's modest market value of around £2m. His current Betis contract runs to 2028, so this is a sale rather than a free departure. The story sits with Florian Plettenberg, a well-regarded reporter whose word carries real weight. As things stand this is a single, credible voice rather than a chorus, so the framing is strong but not yet wall-to-wall corroborated. Crucially, nothing has been made official. The engine puts this at 87% — very likely. That figure reflects a deal with the hard yards mostly done: a fee range agreed in principle and a medical effectively booked. What keeps it short of certainty is the lack of an official announcement and the fact that the medical, while expected, has not yet been passed. Mönchengladbach are comfortable in this price bracket. They paid Standard Liège £2m in 2009, Hertha BSC £2m in 2021 and Midtjylland £2m in 2022 — so a fee around £2m for Bellerín is entirely in keeping. Watch for the medical mid-next week. Once Bellerín passes and the clubs confirm, this completes.