Manchester United's Antony's price tag was exposed, and De Gea's transformation surprised him! Real Madrid asked Manchester United to cooperate in the purchase

Antony continued to perform well at Real Betis and proved that his post-January loan campaign was not a flash in the pan. Manchester United are hoping to get a higher transfer fee, with the price for the 25-year-old Brazilian winger to buy him permanently has been confirmed.

In the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final against Fiorentina, Antony scored his sixth goal in 19 games since the transfer and provided four assists. In Betis' 2-1 win over Fiorentina, Antony's goal was a powerful right-footed effort that caught Purple Lily goalkeeper David De Gea, who had been his Manchester United team-mate, off guard.

Speaking after the game, David De Gea said the shot was a surprise and that Anthony had never seen a right-footed goal in training before. 'I've trained with Anthony 1,000 times and he's never scored with his right foot, but now he's confident and showing himself to be a good player.' 'I'm happy for him because he's coming out of a difficult period at Manchester United and now he's showing the best of himself.

At Betis, it was already Antony's second right-footed goal, an impressive turnaround after just four goals and two assists in his final 18 months at United. Betis want to buy out Antony, but they may not have the funds and want to go on loan again, a proposal that the Red Devils don't want to accept.

According to the Spanish media, La Liga's Atletico Madrid may try to bring in Antony, a player who has two years left on his contract with Manchester United and has no future under Amorim, but the Red Devils want to receive a transfer fee between €40 million and €50 million (£34 million and £42 million).

Although this price has been "halved" compared to the 100 million euros transfer fee when Manchester United brought in Antony, it is a huge increase from the price he paid before the loan, which will help improve the club's financial figures. At the same time, Manchester United can also sell other players to further increase their income.

According to the Spanish newspaper As, Real Madrid invited Manchester United to work together to act as a bridge in the middle, bringing in Benfica's Spanish left-back Alvaro Carares Fernandez. This is because the Red Devils have a clause to buy back A at a low price, and if Real Madrid buy him directly, the price will be close to three times.

Nicknamed 'The New Marcelo', Fernandes joined United from Real Madrid in 2020 and was voted Reserve Team of the Year two years later, but he was unable to gain Ten Hag's approval and was loaned out to Preston North End, Granada and Benfica. Benfica bought him out for 6 million euros last summer. After an excellent season, Benfica's price tag for A Fee has reached 50 million euros, which is the full amount of his liquidated damages.

As a result, Real Madrid want to reduce their costs through Manchester United, with the Red Devils buying back a fee of €18 million and then selling it to the Galaxy, who are willing to pay between €30 million and €35 million for the 22-year-old left wing-back. This means that the Red Devils can earn between €12 million and €17 million. And if A fee joins Real Madrid or other clubs directly from Benfica, Manchester United can also get a piece of the pie through the second transfer sharing clause, but the amount is only 10 million euros.

As such, Real Madrid believe it is a "win-win" deal and Manchester United should be interested. Buying back players and then selling them is not uncommon in European football, with the most recent similar transfer being Paris Saint-Germain's buy-back of Xavi Simons from PSV Eindhoven and his resale to RB Leipzig. Real Madrid themselves often buy back players in this way and then sell them to other teams, including Sergio Reguilon, who played for Manchester United.

Real Madrid's 29-year-old left-back Edouard Mendy has suffered a lot of injuries and needs to bring in a left-back as a thigh injury has been paid for this season. Amorim, meanwhile, no longer needs to buy a left-back, and his first permanent move in charge of Manchester United was the signing of Patrick Dolgu from Lecce in Serie A.

If Manchester United agrees to cooperate, it only needs to activate the repurchase clause of the A fee, and there is no need to negotiate with the player himself, and directly let Real Madrid take over to negotiate personal treatment and collect the money.