Antony, who Manchester United loaned to Real Betis, has been named the best winter signing in La Liga by the Spanish newspaper As. He scored three goals in seven games for his new club, easily surpassing his six-month stats for the Red Devils and quickly winning the hearts of the club, his team-mates and the fans. La Liga officials even named it the "ANTONY effect". Betis want to buy out, but they may struggle to afford the price United want.

Betis are said to be in permanent transfer talks with Manchester United next. There is no buyout clause in their loan deal, but they intend to offer between €20 million and €25 million. Unfortunately, Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS management team wants between €40 million and €50 million.

According to sources, Manchester United believe they can earn the above figures thanks to the players' recent excellent performances. Antony is rumoured to have attracted interest from two clubs, Juventus and the Saudi Pro League, with a contract until 2027, so he has the opportunity to sell for a high price.

The 25-year-old Antony has spent Manchester United a whopping 100 million euros, and it is absolutely impossible to lose 100% of the money, so it is natural for Rajue to recoup more costs. Betis may have cautioned the other side not to forget Lingard's lesson. After being loaned to West Ham United, the player was left on loan at Old Trafford, and eventually moved to Nottingham Forest on a free transfer, never to regain his peak form.

Manchester United learned their lesson last season and accepted a €30 million offer from Marseille to sell Mason Greenwood after he was loaned to Getafe to recover, but with a clause of 40 to 50 per cent for a secondary transfer. Anthony's dealings may also follow this model.

Betis CEO Ramón Alarcón also revealed that Anthony himself is willing to renew his lease for another year. "Anthony told me the other day that he wanted to stay for another year. The player is very comfortable here and as soon as he came to the city we gave him the facilities to adapt and it surprised him."

United fans were shocked by Antony's reaction to the Betis facility and questioned Carrington's backwardness. After Ronaldo's move to Riyadh Victory, he also criticized the Red Devils' training ground for being outdated.

Reflecting on Antony's experience, former Betis Brazilian champion Denilson believes that the Spanish environment is more suited to the Brazilian compatriot's potential, where he is more loved, and that he has received negative attention from Manchester United on a transfer fee of $100 million and a weekly salary of £200,000.

"It was the right decision." Denilson told As, "Anthony needs love and attention to show his great potential, and Betis is the best place to be. As a Brazilian, he needs to be happy on the pitch and Betis has him happy. He's started well, scored a lot of goals, was consistent and can bring joy to the team.'

In the Premier League, Antony is like a fish out of water, weak in attack but not strong in defense. In La Liga, however, he played the full 90 minutes against Real Madrid, but he made two key passes, 35 of 39 successful passes, seven successful duels and six tackles, surpassing Real Madrid's Brazilian team-mate Vinicius.

If Manchester United sells Antony and recovers the transfer fee of 40 million euros, it will be able to erase the remaining outstanding transfer fees on the financial statements and avoid losses; And eliminating his 200,000 weekly salary could save a lot of money. That would help Ruben Amorim bring in new signings, especially a good centre-forward.

Buying a new centre-forward will cost United a lot of money, with Italian transfer expert Fabricio Romano revealing the amount needed to bring in favourite Osimhen. Osimhen's breach of contract is worth €75 million, while he is also asking for an annual salary of €12 million after tax, which equates to more than £400,000 a week.

Fabrizio Romano said: "There are rumours that 95 per cent of Manchester United's transfer to Osimhen has been completed, and there are also rumours that he agrees to join and that United will be able to sign him by activating the clause. In fact, at the moment everything is unconfirmed. Osimhen is of interest to many teams and is a player that United look to and admire and is one of many striker targets in the summer window. But as of today, United don't know if they can afford to pay a transfer fee and salary for a player like Osimhen. He has a net income of 12 million euros in Naples and will not take a pay cut. Manchester United don't know how much they can spend yet, so they still need to think about next year's European qualification and Osimhen's options."

He added: "There is still a lot of important work to be done before we announce Osimhen joining Manchester United or any other club. So, he is currently focused on Galatasaray. Napoli will sell the player as soon as possible, a clear message from the club. The official message from Napoli is: we want to sell him as soon as possible. He will not return to Napoli and will explore new options after ending his loan spell at Galatasaray. United were genuinely interested, but there were no in-depth or concrete talks until early March. There are plenty of new strikers to choose from and Osimhen is certainly one to watch, but there is no guarantee that he will be United's new no.9."