{"id":651878,"date":"2025-02-12T08:56:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=651878"},"modified":"2025-02-12T08:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:56:43","slug":"manchester-united-antony-real-betis-permanent-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/02\/12\/manchester-united-antony-real-betis-permanent-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Manchester United Get Chance to Offload Worst Ever Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United were able to somewhat trim down their squad in the 2025 winter transfer window and were <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/01\/24\/manchester-united-antony-real-betis-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">able to offload<\/a> underperforming winger Antony to Real Betis. He is now flying high at the La Liga club, and there has been an interesting message sent over Antony&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Receive Potential Hint On Antony&#8217;s Future At Real Betis<\/h2>\n<h3>What Did Real Betis Chief Say About Antony?<\/h3>\n<p>The 24-year-old winger has looked very sharp in his first few appearances for Real Betis since joining them on loan for the rest of the 2024\/25 season. He has scored a goal and provided an assist in their last two La Liga matches, which has also fetched him two back-to-back Player of the Match trophies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/11\/27\/three-things-ruben-amorim-change-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Three Things Ruben Amorim Must Change at Manchester United<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even though there is no buy clause in the loan, Betis&#8217; chief Ramon Alarcon, has hinted at a possible desire to bring him back to the club after his loan spell expires. He told <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/02\/11\/real-betis-send-message-manchester-united-permanent-antony-transfer-22535953\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radio Sevilla<\/a>:\u00a0 &#8220;I think so. The other day the CEO of Manchester United called me. We sent them all the moves and details of the player throughout the week so that they can see that we are looking after their asset. There is very good chemistry with Manchester [United] and with the player. It is a possibility that he will continue next season, why not?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>How Much United Could Potentially Want For Antony Sale<\/h3>\n<p>The 24-year-old looks refreshed in his new role for the Spanish side and he could force the team to sign him permanently in the summer if able to deliver more goal contributions consistently until the end of the season. Of course, the Red Devils will probably look to get the maximum return for their winger after having signed him for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/antony-completes-manchester-united-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a whopping figure<\/a> from Ajax in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/02\/03\/manchester-united-transfer-deadline-day-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018Internal Decision Has Been Made\u2019: Manchester United Reveal Transfer Deadline Day Stance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-13962405\/MAN-UTD-CONFIDENTIAL-asking-price-Antony-Glazers-meeting-Gary-Neville-transfer-window.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> earlier this season that Manchester United are open to selling Antony on a permanent basis for around \u00a340 million, more than half of the amount they brought him in for. The Brazilian has earned praise from his new teammates for his impressive start to his career at the new club, with his teammate Romain Perraud hailing him as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/he-has-magic-man-utd-loanee-praised-by-new-teammate-for-being-very-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a &#8220;very important support&#8221;<\/a> for the club recently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United were able to somewhat trim down their squad in the 2025 winter transfer window and were able to offload underperforming winger Antony to Real Betis. He is now flying high at the La Liga club, and there has been an interesting message sent over Antony&#8217;s future. 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