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Anthony refuses to make a bid to force the palace, just waiting for the buzzer to return to Betis! Manchester United misses the opportunity to sell Saudi Arabia for 50 million

11:03am, 5 August 2025Football

Manchester United reportedly encountered a major obstacle when trying to sell Anthony this summer. Anthony has rejected a transfer invitation to leave Manchester United for the third time because he insists on transferring to Real Betis. The 25-year-old Brazilian right winger was loaned to Betis by Manchester United in January. He was not favored, but he shone brightly and attracted attention.

The winger is one of Manchester United's so-called "Five Rats" in the locker room, and head coach Ruben Amorin demands that they be sold. However, Rashford is the only player to leave so far, and he was loaned to Barcelona for free.

Manchester United spent 100 million euros to sign Anthony from Ajax in 2022, but faced huge losses when they sold him three years later. Although Betis scored 9 goals and had five assists in half a year, few clubs can afford this treatment because his weekly salary is as high as £200,000.

The Saudi Arabian Professional League may be the only next home that can match Anthony's treatment at Manchester United, with the opportunity to get Manchester United a transfer fee of 50 million euros envisioned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

However, the "compass" has rejected the rumored offer for Ronaldo's victory in Riyadh. Riyadh Victory was willing to give Anthony generous treatment, but the latter was determined to join Betis, so he refused to listen to the other party's offer and would rather reduce his salary and return to Betis.

Previously, Anthony had rejected invitations from Brazilian clubs Bottafogo and Sao Paulo because he wanted to stay in Europe to play in order to participate in next year's 2026 US-Canada and Mexico World Cup. Spanish Daily Sports said that Anthony is eager to join Betis again and is unwilling to join any other team.

Betis coach Pellegrini also asked Betis to buy Anthony, however, considering the numbers involved, the deal is not simple. Manchester United is willing to sell Anthony to European teams for £30 million, and Betis is expected to definitely not reach that number. They had wanted to loan Anthony again before and then wanted to buy 50% of the ownership for 20 million euros, but Manchester United did not agree.

In order to realize his wish to join Betis, Anthony is preparing to wait until the last few weeks of the transfer window, hoping that the La Liga team can reach an agreement with Manchester United. Usually, when the window is about to be "closed", the buyer may raise the quotation, and the seller will also lower the asking price, and both parties are more likely to achieve a discount.

Western media said that Anthony is willing to significantly reduce his annual salary by £4 million to rejoin Betis, coached by Pellegrini, who will start a new round of negotiations with the Red Devils and Manchester United in the next few days. Betis will start the La Liga season's La Liga journey in two weeks.

The Sevilla Daily and ABC Sevilla both declared on Monday that Betis intends to fight a "war of attrition" and seeks another loan until the transfer window is over, and may not have a mandatory buyout obligation. In addition, Betis is not even willing to pay Anthony's full salary, which is considered an arrogant approach!

Betis has been quiet for several weeks, but maintains a conversation with Anthony's agent and communicates directly with him, encouraging him to continue to stick with it and making sure he will eventually get what he wants. Anthony's determination is clear, and he has made it clear to the Manchester United management since early June: he just wants to return to Betis.

Therefore, it is not difficult for fans to understand why many teammates, even new players Cunya and Mbemo, all pleaded for Anthony, thinking that he might be suitable for Amorin's style of play and should give him a chance to clear his name. The reason why the Manchester United coach still insisted on excluding him from the training roster. After all, the "Yuan God"'s heart is no longer in Manchester United, and he also wants to help Betis force the palace, so it will be a normal outcome if he is abandoned and not used.

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