Antony ready to take drastic action in bid to quit Man Utd for dream transfer

Manchester United wantaway star Antony is prepared to take a 30 per cent paycut to leave Old Trafford this summer. The winger's decision has boosted the hopes of interested parties, namely Real Betis, of being able to complete a deal.

Antony is said to currently rake in £150,000-a-week with the Red Devils and is willing to lower his expectations to facilitate a move. The drop would still see him ask for £95,000-a-week.

United are hoping to bring in a fee for the former Ajax winger to boost their funds this summer, with the club requiring £32.58million to avoid a loss under the profit and sustainability rules. That figure is well short of the £85m United spent in 2022.

Antony failed to make an impression following Ruben Amorim's arrival but found a new lease of life in Spain after making a loan move to Betis in January. The Brazilian registered 14 goal contributions in 26 games to help the club reach the Conference League final.

Both Betis and Antony have expressed their desire to make the move permanent but there have been doubts that the La Liga side could afford such a deal. But Antony is willing to reduce his salary, per the MEN, which could prove pivotal.

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Antony has made his preference to return to Betis clear. "I love the club, the city, everything. The sunshine, the people, the food: it reminds me of Brazil," he said previously.

"And most importantly, I’ve found myself. I wasn’t playing much [at Manchester United ]. I needed to be happy in myself."

Amorim is impatient to see new signings this summer, with the pace of United's transfer business this summer not quite yet kicking into gear. The Red Devils have added Matheus Cunha to their squad but have not made much progress on incoming or outgoing transfers.

Amorim wants new players on the plane for United's three-game tour of the United States The United boss sees the tour as the ideal environment to integrate new players and to learn his system.

The 40-year-old also wants United to offload players he does not want as quickly as possible. None of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho and Antony feature in his plans.

Rashford wants to move to Barcelona, while Sancho has drawn interest from Italy after seeing his permanent move to Chelsea cancelled. The Blues paid a penalty to go back on their agreement with United.

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