{"id":186586,"date":"2025-08-30T06:15:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T06:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/186586\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T06:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T06:15:15","slug":"man-united-accept-antony-bid-but-transfer-saga-takes-dramatic-turn-as-real-betis-release-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/186586\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United accept Antony bid but transfer saga takes &#8216;dramatic turn&#8217; as Real Betis release statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Antony&#8217;s summer transfer saga reportedly takes a dramatic turn after Manchester United accept a bid from Real Betis for the Brazilian winger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/antony\/\" title=\"More Antony\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Antony<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s proposed return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/betis\/\" title=\"More Real Betis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Real Betis<\/strong><\/a> has reportedly taken a dramatic turn after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/man-utd\/\" title=\"More Manchester United\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Manchester United<\/strong><\/a> accepted a bid from the Spanish club.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian spent the second half of last season with Los Verdiblancos after falling out of favour under Man United head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/ruben-amorim\/\" title=\"More Ruben Amorim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Ruben Amorim<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Antony scored nine goals and provided five assists in 26 competitive appearances for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/manuel-pellegrini\/\" title=\"More Manuel Pellegrini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Manuel Pellegrini<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s side, before he returned to Man United at the end of last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The winger has been holding out for a return to Betis this summer, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/man-utd\/transfer-talk\/news\/man-united-to-offload-bomb-squad-member-with-transfer-fee-revealed_580258.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a recent report<\/a><\/strong> suggested that he was set to get his way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imgI\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manchester United's Antony on August 24, 2024\" class=\"vanilla-lazyload article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/https:\/\/sportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net\/24\/36\/antony.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Antony&#8217;s Man United exit at risk of falling through<\/p>\n<p>However, according to journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1961539201708818942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ben Jacobs<\/a>, Antony&#8217;s proposed move to the Spanish side took a &#8216;dramatic turn&#8217; on Friday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Man United accepted a proposal worth \u00a325m from Betis, with a 50% sell-on, before they gave the player permission to travel to Spain to complete the move.<\/p>\n<p>While Man United have given the green light, Betis believe they cannot meet Antony&#8217;s desired wage demands and are looking for the attacker to lower his salary expectations or for the Red Devils to &#8216;contribute&#8217; to an exit package.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The update claims that it is currently &#8216;unclear&#8217; whether Antony is willing to reduce his financial demands to secure a return to Betis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the proposed deal will fall through unless all parties can come to a compromise before the transfer window closes on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"imgI\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"On loan Manchester United winger Antony during Real Betis' game against Vitoria Guimaraes, on March 6, 2025\" class=\"vanilla-lazyload article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/https3A2F2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra_.io_.cloud_.ovh_.net2F252F102Fantony.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Betis release Antony statement amid transfer uncertainty<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Betis are insisting that they have not agreed on any deal with Man United, and that their offer is no longer on the table due to the costs involved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement relayed by Fabrizio Romano, Betis said:\u00a0\u201cThere is no agreement for Antony and we have withdrawn the offer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can&#8217;t afford the fee and the amounts that Manchester United must instead pay the player before the transfer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The next three days will be crucial for Antony, who needs to find a new club before the end of the window; 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