Elche et Betis putting shirts up for Jesús de Miguel’s family – Bidding starts at €50

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Elche et Betis putting shirts up for Jesús de Miguel’s family – Bidding starts at €50.

Elche and Betis are turning their solidarity into a concrete auction: after the match, the clubs’ shirts are to go under the hammer among fans and friends of football. The proceeds are intended for the family of Jesús de Miguel, the Tenerife player who died following a collision with Owono, the goalkeeper of Andorra.

The initiative is part of a broader movement of solidarity. According to ABC.es, Betis player Fran Sol kicked off an online fundraising campaign. Players such as Marc Bartra, Diego Llorente and Álvaro Fidalgo joined in – some publicly, others anonymously.

While the ABC.es report focuses mainly on the fundraising efforts of the players and clubs, El Mundo provides the specific details of the shirt auction. The initiative is therefore tangible: there is a fixed starting bid, an end to the bidding period and a clear purpose for the proceeds.

The auction starts at €50

The auction begins after the final whistle and remains open until Monday, 9 November, at 11:59 p.m. Interested buyers therefore have time after Elche’s match against Betis to bid on a shirt. Every shirt starts at €50.

The auction begins after the final whistle and remains open until Monday, 9 November, at 11:59 p.m. Every shirt starts at a price of €50.

The information provided answers the main questions about the start, end and minimum bid. It does not, however, make it possible to determine the final proceeds: the number of shirts auctioned, the bids submitted and the prices achieved will all be decisive. Neither of the two reports gives a total amount or a fundraising target.

Elche and Betis extend the players’ support

The clubs are going beyond mere expressions of solidarity. According to ABC.es, Elche and Real Betis are involved in different initiatives to support Jesús de Miguel’s surviving family. Among Betis’s players, the degree of public visibility also varies: Marc Bartra, Diego Llorente and Álvaro Fidalgo were named, while other players are taking part anonymously.

The collection initiated by Fran Sol forms the organisational core of this support. The two clubs’ shirt auction adds a concrete item directly connected to the match itself. According to the reports, the proceeds are intended for the family of the deceased player.

For those affected, what ultimately matters is not just a single amount, but the sum of various contributions. The private fundraising campaign and the income generated by the auctioned shirts feed into the same support framework, alongside further contributions from the players. However, the reports do not describe the process in detail.

Collision with fatal consequences

According to the ABC.es report, the fatal collision occurred last Monday. Jesús de Miguel was playing for Tenerife when he collided with Owono, the goalkeeper of the Andorran national team. The report identifies the collision as the cause of the tragic death and shows that the solidarity did not begin only after a public campaign, but started immediately after the incident.

Fran Sol, Marc Bartra, Diego Llorente and Álvaro Fidalgo represent the response of the players involved. One initiated the online fundraising campaign, while the others contributed either publicly or anonymously. Elche and Betis subsequently turned it into a club initiative in which the auctioned shirts are offered for the family of the deceased player.

What the reports confirm – and what remains unclear

Confirmed: Elche and Betis are auctioning off their shirts, each starting at €50, with bids accepted after the final whistle until Monday at 11:59 p.m. There is also a fundraising campaign initiated by Fran Sol that several Betis players are supporting.

Not specified is how exactly the auction will work, which platform will accept the bids, how many shirts will be auctioned and what share of the proceeds will go directly to the family. Neither of the two reports gives a specific funding target. Anyone wishing to support the initiative should therefore wait for further information from the organisers rather than expect a particular donation target.

The combination of the fundraising campaign, quiet participation and auction makes this aid initiative broader than a single monetary donation. At the same time, it remains tied to tangible items: a shirt, a fixed starting bid and a time window. This makes it clear that Elche, Betis and several players are standing together behind Jesús de Miguel’s family.

Conclusion: Help becomes concrete

With their shirt auction, Elche and Betis are making a clear statement. Each shirt starts at €50, and the auction ends on 9 November at 11:59 p.m.. Together with the collection initiated by Fran Sol and the participation of players such as Marc Bartra, Diego Llorente and Álvaro Fidalgo, this creates a broad solidarity campaign for Jesús de Miguel’s family.

How much money will be raised remains unknown. What is certain is that the clubs, the players and the organised supporters are relying on more than a symbolic gesture: concrete donations, private contributions and an auction with clear terms.