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Antony shed tears as he left Manchester United. Antony will move to Real Betis in Spain's La Liga, which he hoped for so much.
Global media ESPN reported on the 2nd (Korea time) "Antoni, who was waiting for his transfer to Real Betis, shedding tears and pouring out emotions."
Although the transfer was suspended for a while, the two clubs reached an agreement just before the deadline. Antony, who returned to Manchester United after spending the second half of last season with Real Betis on loan, was excluded from coach Juven Amorim's U.S. pre-season tour list and has been training separately.
After the transfer was confirmed, Antony trained separately, saying "Only my family knows how hard it was for me there" but believed this amazing moment would come. Of course, I was afraid that it wouldn't happen at the end, but I waited because I had faith."
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Antony scored nine goals in 26 games for Real Betis last season and played well, contributing to his team's advance to the UEFA Europa Conference finals. This was an opportunity for the club to decide to fully recruit him.
Antony signed a five-year contract by moving from Ajax (the Netherlands) to Manchester United in 2022. There were still two years left, but the club and the player chose to part ways.
Antony says "The process of transferring was very difficult, but this is how it ended up. I can't wait to wear the Real Betis uniform again. Thank you to everyone who made this work possible. "There's a big difference. Seville is much more beautiful than Manchester. I'm finally here. Everyone knew I wanted to go back to Betis."
"Now that we have more time, we have a lot of work to do, and we have a lot to achieve. I couldn't sleep well after seeing the love of Betis fans. There were even people waiting in front of the house at 2 a.m," he added.
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Antony scored 12 goals in 96 appearances in three years for Manchester United, but left without a performance worthy of a huge transfer fee. Antony transferred from Ajax for 95 million euros (about 154 billion won) and was the second most expensive player in Manchester United's history after Paul Pogba.
Finally, Antony says "Real Betis was always my first choice. That's why I waited until the last day. Now, I'm happy to be in the city I love, the club I love."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
