Beto in troubled waters after Everton exit as Fiorentina manager makes brutal 'psychologist' swipe
Beto's life after Everton is only getting worse with Fiorentina.
The Toffees made the decision to sell the striker in the summer, who moved back to Italy in a rumoured £15million deal.
The Blues initially signed the centre-forward from Udinese for around £25m in 2023, but his move didn't turn out to be a major success.
Still, Beto was David Moyes' preferred number nine towards the back end of last season, as Thierno Barry featured on the bench most of the time.
Angus Kinnear and Co. let the 29-year-old go as they were confident that a replacement was headed for L3, but a deadline-day deal for AS Monaco's Folarin Balgoun fell through in the eleventh hour.
Now, Beto's woes are being exposed at Fiorentina, with his manager now coming out to critique the former Everton man.
Beto's manager admits he's not a 'psychologist' for early struggles
Beto has been called out for being overweight since arriving at Fiorentina, and has struggled for game time
But when he has played, he's not impressed, with a 2-1 loss against Inter Milan in Serie A on Sunday taking his tally to seven games with no goals.
The Guinea-Bissau international came on for the final seven minutes of the game at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, only to see his team concede two stoppage-time goals.
Understandably, his manager Paolo Vanoli was seething after his team's late defeat, and Beto was one of the unfortunate players who were on the end of some strong words from the Fiorentina boss.
Speaking on Beto, Vanoli said, as quoted by Violanews: "I'm sorry to have to be a psychologist for an important player, but he knows it too; he has to be good at putting his head down and working. I need him, too."
Toffees fans always had their complaints with Beto, but it seemed like it was never this bad, because he always bounced back to give supporters something to shout about.
Maybe Everton cashed in at the right time.
Will Everton replace Beto in January?
The big question coming into January will be whether Everton finally sign a striker for Moyes.
Barry is the only senior number nine at the club, and though he's had a promising start to the season, the Frenchman cannot be relied on throughout the whole campaign; one injury and the Blues are done for.
Alan Myers is "certain" that Everton will sign competition for the 24-year-old in the winter window, even with all the noise around the Friedkin Group selling the club.
The other question is who will be that man?