Antony is set to leave Manchester United on transfer deadline day, with the winger set to complete a permanent move to Real Betis after impressing on loan last season
Manchester United are set to take a massive hit on Antony after agreeing a deal to sell the winger to Real Betis for £21.5million. Antony joined United from Ajax for an initial £81.3million in 2022 as one of Erik ten Hag's first signings.
However, the 25-year-old failed to live up to expectations and managed just 12 goals and five assists in 96 games across all competitions. Antony has now fallen out of favour under Ruben Amorim and spent the second half of last season on loan at Betis.
The Brazilian did find some form at Betis, netting five goals and providing five assists in 26 appearances as they reached the final of the Conference League. Betis have been attempting to re-sign Antony all summer and an agreement has now been reached.
United are set to take a hit of almost £60m on the winger, but BBC Sport are reporting that they have inserted a 50 per cent net sell-on clause into the deal and will not have to give Antony a pay-off.
Antony has been part of United's so-called 'bomb squad' this summer, having been outcast from the first team alongside Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia.
Rashford has since joined Barcelona on loan with an option to buy, while Garnacho has signed for Chelsea in a £40m deal. Talks over moves for both Sancho and Malacia remain ongoing.
"I know it's not a good thing to have players in this situation, but it's clear that they want to play in a different club," Amorim said when asked about the 'bomb squad' last month. "It's not an idea that these players are going to leave and then we'll receive another player.
We don't know what is going to happen but we are not waiting to take out someone to bring another player. One thing is not responsible for the other.
"The players you're talking about are not players who are training with the group in this moment. We have a group training so it's not going to affect a lot."
United have endured a difficult start to the season, picking up four points from their first three Premier League games and suffering a humiliating exit from the Carabao Cup at the hands of League Two side Grimsby.
bwalyaalfred024
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the 🐐 costing man UTD on and off the pitch😂😂😂
gustave494
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The can never be with those players....never.
the problem..can never be with the players.
bamadiloty
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Should i start mentioning the one's liverchiken has lost?
Haaaa shame on you
khaleed505o
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So Man U lost 60m 🤣🤣😷
Should i start mentioning the one's liverchiken has lost?
zunaprsty
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For crying out loud isn't this Chelsea news why did it look rather like Man U news.
Know this app always have united news. Even city loss against Brighton and no news anywhere , no attack, no curses, no sack coach, etc. what has united done
zunaprsty
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So Man U lost 60m 🤣🤣😷
Yes but may get 50% from his sale that is cleaver deal in football unless The players end his career there.
tibadirsty
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we need MD , CMD before the day ends
It’s called CDM
bamadiloty
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So Man U lost 60m 🤣🤣😷
asiwome
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For crying out loud isn't this Chelsea news why did it look rather like Man U news.
tumbckmu
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It's so frustrating to sell players while we ae not buying their replacement its annoying to be honest
If we don’t sell how can we buy? The wages are too much and will surely affect and most clubs aren’t ready to pay for those players!! Unless we’ll be fined if we keep buying and we’ve been buying every season
Pundit69
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The can never be with those players....never.
What?
raoaeikmns
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It's so frustrating to sell players while we ae not buying their replacement its annoying to be honest
juhdelmpsy
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ManU please buy some good players
dibbinopuy
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we can sell to replace them please with someone's gonna change Manchester united to something please
gustave494
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The can never be with those players....never.
Patdeoprsy
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we need MD , CMD before the day ends
Charliequin99
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50% sell on clause is a clever move, but I don't see Anthony being sold for more than 30m in the future.
Tomka5050
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No their not. Player’s price is depriciated on a year-by-year equally. Therefore Antony could represent roughly 20M in the books, that matches his book value, so no loss for Man Utd and their save his wage as well.