Beto's time at Everton has been a difficult one. The former Udinese striker arrived two summers ago, costing the Toffees a significant fee; however, he has struggled to make a consistent impact since then.
For a while, he did not get much of a chance to impress, as then manager Sean Dyche preferred Dominic Calvert-Lewin as his lone centre-forward.
Then, when David Moyes took over last January, Beto finally got a sustained run in the team with Calvert-Lewin suffering another of his many injuries.
The Guinea-Bissau international responded by netting eight goals in the second half af the season and enjoying an unexpected purple patch after Moyes gave him his chance.
Despite this, many supporters remain unconvinced that the 27-year-old was the answer to Everton's perennial goalscoring problems.
In truth, Beto always looked a somewhat limited striker, prone to missing too many chances, although he did certainly possess plenty of strength and at times proved a real handful for defenders.
But it was clear that once the transfer window opened and in spite of his exploits last season, Moyes would be looking to sign another forward and possibly more than one as well.
Eventually, the Blues did add another striker as French Under-21 star Thierno Barry arrived from Villarreal after a long and convoluted negotiation.
Barry is a very similar-looking centre-forward, standing just an inch taller than Beto at 6'5", and so it appears that he was going to offer the same sort of threat, hopefully with more likelihood of goals.
In fact, Barry often likes to peel off and drop deeper or even go out wide, and so although he is very dominant in the air and obviously offers that traditional threat, his arrival indicates that the Toffees might adopt a slightly different tactical approach than the sort of long-ball type football they often played recently.
With Barry in the squad, this also raised questions about whether Beto will once again be relegated to warming the bench when the new campaign begins.
Rumours, apparently coming from sources at Everton, indicate that he has fallen foul of Moyes this summer and so does not seem to have a long-term future at the club.
In addition, the same media outlet says the Blues have now made a move to sign Ukrainian international Artem Dobvyk from The Friedkin Group's sister club Roma.
Dobvyk ticks many of the boxes that would make him a solid addition to the Toffee's side, and his numbers indicate he could offer a genuine goal threat.
Earlier this summer, of course, Roma ended up being the destination of another alleged Everton target this summer: Brighton striker Evan Ferguson.
So could it be that in exchange, Roma might consider letting Dobvyk move to England as a sort of quid pro quo?
Whether there is any firm foundation to these stories, it is highly likely that Moyes will want more firepower before the window closes, especially given Barry's youth and lack of Premier League experience. So, Beto's future does look increasingly uncertain.