Pablo Garcia's transfer was nothing glamorous: no blockbuster fee, no superstar name, nor glamorous destination.And yet, his tears on Tuesday night, in the dying hours of the Deadline Day, became one of the transfer window's most powerful images.Garcia is a 20-year-old who grew up playing for Real Betis, joined the club at the age of eight, came through every youth category and dreamed of making his mark in the green-and-white shirt.Instead, he had to leave.🟢 Imágenes que duelen, Pablo García abandona la Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol entre lágrimas y visiblemente destrozado, acompañado de su madre.El canterano del Real Betis deja atrás la que ha sido su casa durante tantos años. @elpespunte pic.twitter.com/Kqf6sSFfqj— Alexis Halcón (@AlexisHalcon) September 1, 2026 Betis agreed a €5.5 million deal with Racing Santander for 50 per cent of the midfielder, with the move helping the Spanish club balance its books and create the salary space needed to bring Dani Ceballos back after nine years.For Garcia, however, none of that mattered as much as saying goodbye. Just days earlier, he had scored the winner against Valencia and celebrated with tears in his eyes. When the team returned to Seville, his mother was waiting at the airport and immediately pulled him into a hug. On Tuesday, she was there again.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Only this time, she was driving him away from Betis' training centre for the last time, as cameras captured both mother and son in tears. He simply didn't want to go, but he had to…"Did you see the boy? He went to his locker to collect his things. It was very difficult for all of us," García's father, Ramon, said."His dream at 20 was to play as much as possible for Betis. We were torn between staying and enjoying whatever minutes he could get, or finding a way for him to start his career and enjoy football. That's what he wants."##NAJAVA_MECA_9930309##Garcia had already come close to leaving earlier, with Hull City interested, while Olympiacos had also been linked. However, he stayed until the final day.On Wednesday morning, he arrived in Santander knowing that his childhood club was now behind him."A lot of things were out of my control," he admitted.At Racing, he will share a dressing room with another former Betis midfielder, Sergio Canales, who also returned to the club where his own story began.##NAJAVA_MECA_9930301##