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Antony is attracting the attention of big clubs with his outstanding performance. Manchester United also has a chance to collect the transfer fee.
Spain's Pichahes reported on the 2nd (Korea time) 'Antoni is likely to move to Atletico Madrid'
Pichahes says 'Antoni is experiencing his second youth on the Spanish stage. He regained his talent on loan with Real Betis. Atletico are already considering signing him in the summer transfer window. Atletico don't want to miss the opportunity to bring in a player with explosive abilities like Antony.
Then 'Manchester United prefers Antony's full transfer. Although it is not possible to recover all the paid transfer fees at the time of recruitment, it plans to set a transfer fee of 50 million euros (about 79 billion won) as the minimum starting price. The players remain calm and the possibility of continuing their careers at clubs such as Atletico has come to be attractive, he explained.
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Antony left Ajax in 2022 to join Manchester United. There were expectations because he was coached by Erik ten Haach at Ajax when he joined, but there were more concerns about the recruitment of a player who did not perform well on the Dutch stage for a whopping 86 million pounds (about 160 billion won).
Concerns have become a reality. Antony, who spent a little adaptation with eight goals and three assists in 44 official games in his first season, fell into a serious slump from the second season and fell to a level that did not suit Manchester United. Antony played 38 games during the 2023-2024 season and received a lot of criticism for scoring a serious offensive point to be considered a striker with three goals and two assists. This season, Manchester United scored only one goal in 14 games.
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The turnaround was successful with the lease. Antony had a chance to change with Real Betis' loan in the previous winter transfer window. Betis' lease was a successful atmosphere from the start. Antony was named the most valuable player of the game without any offensive points since his debut. The team was defeated in the subsequent Celta Vigo match, but Antony played an active role. He was named the man of the match for the second consecutive game. Antony, who has continued his performance since then, has six goals and four assists in 19 games. In the first leg of the Europa League semifinals, he even scored the winning goal that led to his team's 2-1 victory.
Atletico's interest increased the possibility of Manchester United selling Antony, an out-of-power resource. Although all the transfer fees paid at the time of recruitment cannot be recovered, expectations are also expected to increase that big clubs such as Atletico will be able to earn considerable transfer revenue.
Attention is also focusing on how hot Antony, who left Manchester United and made a turnaround in Betis, can become the main character in the summer transfer market.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
