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Man Utd seal deal for mega-money star on favourable terms



 


After reaching agreements on both the club and player sides of the transaction, Manchester United is now in a position to sell Antony to Real Betis. Additionally, the terms of the deal, which United was able to successfully improve, have become public knowledge.



After joining Manchester United for a fee of £86 million (including add-ons), Antony has a miserable record of 12 goals and five assists in 96 matches played since his arrival.



It is completely unsuitable for the Brazilian to play in Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-3 system. The manager prefers to play players with a No. 10 configuration, such as Bruno Fernandes, in the spaces behind the striker rather than typical wingers like Antony and Marcus Rashford.

The wing-back position has been tried out for Antony, but he has not been very successful in it. To add insult to injury, Amorim places a high priority on the wing-back positions, particularly on the left side, when it comes to the transfer market. When we get to that point in the piece, we will elaborate:



With regard to Antony, the final outcome is that he was granted permission to secure a move away, and according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, he is going to Real Betis through the loan route.


Romano made the following statement while he was on X: “Antony to Real Betis, here we go! A verbal agreement has been reached between all of the parties involved, including Man United.

Documents are being reviewed, and then it will be time for travel and medical examinations. United will provide him with a loan arrangement that does not include a buyout clause. The month of June will mark his official return to United.

Man United is able to get more beneficial conditions.
All of the specifics regarding the salary distribution have not been disclosed as of yet. A staggering two hundred thousand pounds is earned by Antony on a weekly basis, and United were looking for a buying club that would take on as much of that salary as they could.

Real Betis was reportedly asked by Manchester United to commit to taking on a greater portion of Antony’s salary than they had initially intended to do, as reported by the Spanish news outlet Marca.

According to the report, Real Betis had the expectation that Manchester United would be responsible for’more than half’ of Antony’s salary. In spite of this, the Spanish side agreed to increase the amount that they will cover after Manchester United tried to play hardball.

With Romano confirming that a verbal agreement between the clubs has been finalised, it appears that Manchester United has been successful in getting what they wanted.

As Romano pointed out, the loan does not include either an option or an obligation to purchase the investment. In spite of this, it is anticipated that Antony will leave Manchester United in a permanent deal during the summer in question.

Man Utd will hope Antony puts himself in the shop window while at Betis, much in the same way Jadon Sancho did at Borussia Dortmund and Mason Greenwood at Getafe.

Sancho joined Dortmund on a six-month loan one year ago. Greenwood joined Getafe – also on a dry loan – ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.

Both players impressed during their stints away and Man Utd were able to secure moves with permanent solutions attached in the players’ first window back at Old Trafford.

Greenwood was sold to Marseille for £26.6m, while Sancho joined Chelsea on a season-long loan that contains a conditional obligation to buy.

The obligation – worth between £20m-£25m – will be activated if Chelsea finish 14th or higher in the Premier League this season. The Blues currently sit sixth in the table.

If Antony thrives in Spain, he too will be expected to depart on a permanent basis upon returning to Man Utd in the summer.

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In other news, Napoli are reportedly ready to bid as high as €60m/£50.7m for Alejandro Garnacho. United’s assessment on the Argentine is £60m and a £40m proposal has already been rejected down.

Man Utd aren’t actively pushing the player out, though they are open to selling for the right price. Corriere dello Sport claimed Napoli director, Giovanni Manna, will hold talks with Man Utd in an effort to finalise a club-to-club agreement in the next 24 hours.

Garnacho, meanwhile, is reportedly ‘close’ to agreeing personal terms with Napoli. The Serie A giant’s interest stems from needing a replacement for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who joined PSG for €70m.

Elsewhere, Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein have both confirmed Man Utd are in talks to sign Patrick Dorgu.

Although the twenty-year-old star from Lecce is capable of playing in a number of positions, he would be most likely to line up at Old Trafford as a left wing-back.

While Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) and Nuno Mendes (PSG) are considered to be more economically feasible targets, Dorgu is considered to be a more economically viable target.

 



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