Manchester United insert important clause in permanent sale of Antony

Manchester United insert important clause in permanent sale of Antony

Man United winger Antony is finally set to leave Old Trafford on a permanent deal on transfer deadline day.

Antony is set to re-sign for Real Betis. (Image: 2025 UEFA)

Real Betis have agreed a deal to sign Antony permanently from Manchester United on deadline day.

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United will receive a fixed fee of €22m (£19m), with a potential €3m (£2.6m) in add-ons. United have inserted a 50 per cent sell-on clause into the deal to profit when Antony eventually moves on from Betis.

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United had to sell Antony for £32.8m to avoid a PSR (Profit and Sustainability Rules) loss, but Betis have struggled to finance a permanent deal for the winger throughout the summer.

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Antony held out for a move to Betis after a successful loan stint with the Spanish club last season.

The Brazlian contributed just 12 goals and five assists in 96 appearances for United and he was loaned to Betis in the January transfer window, which gave him a new lease of life.

Speaking in May, Antony broke down in tears when he discussed his time in Manchester. "[Coming to Betis] changed a lot because I needed to find myself, because of everything I went through in my personal life," Antony told TNT Sports Brazil.

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"As I said, I wanted to do things, but they didn't seem to work out because I wasn't happy, I didn't feel that desire to play football, and I needed to find myself and be happy again because playing football was always something I loved.

"I went through difficult times [at United] when I no longer felt that pleasure. I even always told my brother, I told him that I couldn't take it any more."

Antony continued: "[My brother] told me to hold on a little longer, that things were going to change. It even made me emotional, because they were very hard days for me.

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"Only I know what it was like to be there at home, not having the strength to even play with my son, going days without eating, staying locked in my room.

"So for me, it was very complicated, but thank God, with the help of my family and mainly with the help of God, I managed to get ahead and today I am very happy here."

In March, Antony's agent questioned Ruben Amorim and said: "We respect the opinion of coach Ruben Amorim, but we completely disagree with his analysis [of the winger]."

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United signed Antony in a £86m deal from Ajax on a five-year contract in the summer of 2022.

The winger scored just five Premier League goals during his time at Old Trafford.

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