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Anthony refused another way out! Cooperating with Betis to force the palace to reduce the price, Manchester United has no choice but to do anything

4:25pm, 11 August 2025【Football】

Manchester United's 100 million euros Mr. Anthony is not short of his next player, and recently the Portuguese super giant Benfica also expressed his interest to him. However, the 25-year-old Brazilian winger only wants to return to Real Betis and refuse other transfers again, which is quite helpless about the Red Devils. The Brazilian international has rejected the invitation from the two major Brazilian giants, Sao Paulo and Botafogo, who were once their parent team, but Anthony said he had no intention of returning to South American football. Afterwards, the transfer fee plan of the Saudi Arabian Professional League funder was also rejected by the "Yuan God", although that was enough to enable him to achieve financial freedom.

Now, Portuguese media said that Benfica's plan has not been recognized by Anthony. Of course, even if the Portuguese club can convince the "compass", Manchester United may not agree, because they hope to loan, and the Red Devils demanded a permanent transfer, receiving a transfer fee of 30 million pounds. A source said: "Benfica is exploring the possibility of loaning Anthony. There have been two contacts so far, but Manchester United is only willing to release people if they receive transfer fees."

"Google Network" reported that Anthony reiterated his position that he will not join any other club except Betis. Many teams are interested in him, but he only cares about Betis. Sevilla Sports Daily said that Manchester United received many quotes asking Anthony, including the intention of Premier League teams, but the players have rejected all of these quotes.

Western media said that Betis was sure that Anthony would not go anywhere else, so he enjoyed his success throughout the summer window, maintained financial conditions and other transfer strategies were implemented smoothly. They believe that by the last moment before the transfer window is closed, Manchester United will have no choice but to loan Anthony to them again.

In addition, Anthony's salary is so high that the club hesitated when considering bringing him in. Even Betis cannot match his salary. If Anthony wants to stay with Betis forever, he must cut his salary significantly, or find other ways to solve this problem himself - such as having Manchester United subsidy. Betis's boss has made it clear that no player is more important than the club's financial stability and sustainability.

Apart from Anthony's personal wishes, Manchester United's 35 million euro asking price is currently no European club willing to match. Pellegrini's team is so confident about completing the deal that a non-EU registration place has been reserved for him.

Anthony and Manchester United have held several talks. It is reported that the two sides have reached a preliminary agreement on allowing him to transfer, but the players still need to persuade Manchester United to agree to a price cut in order to realize their dream of joining Betis again.

It is touching that Anthony had a quit training to transfer to the Red Devils from Ajax. At that time, Old Trafford fans were still happy that the compass was so keen to join the team. Unexpectedly, he was "backlash" when he left the team, and he also felt the feeling of being ruthlessly forced to the palace by the players.

Ajax fined Anthony three times for his strike, deducting his salary of 360,000 euros. At the beginning of this year, Anthony won the arbitration case, demanding that the Eredivisie giants compensate themselves for their losses at the time. The Dutch Football Association Arbitration Committee ruled that Ajax fined Anthony 50,000 for absent from a training session and the additional fine was considered unreasonable.

Anthony also handled legal and administrative matters such as his lover's accusation of domestic violence, and was a legal expert in football. Therefore, if Manchester United imposes any punishment on Anthony because he is only willing to transfer to Betis, it may also be subject to relevant actions taken by the Brazilian winger.