Manchester United are once again going through a transition period under new manager Ruben Amorim, but one player whose future has not changed is that of Brazilian winger Antony. The Red Devils were looking for a way out for him over the summer and will also look for a loan deal in January.
According to ABC de Sevilla (via Marca), Real Betis has already made the first contacts with United to understand the financial demands of an operation. For the deal to go through, they say Antony would have to give up a significant amount of money to make it financially viable for Betis, and winger Assane Diao would likely have to leave as well.
Antony has played just 11 times this season, providing one assist in his 349 minutes. However, only three of them were exits. Aitor Ruibal and Diao are Manuel Pellegrini’s main options on the right, while Giovani Lo Celso and Chimy Avila have also been used there. Pellegrini also has a good track record of getting the best out of technical players, as demonstrated by Lo Celso, Isco and Ez Abde. Diao has been linked with an exit for much of last year, and was set to make a €25m move to Brentford last January, but his shares have fallen since then.