Antony enjoys life at Real Betis, but the La Liga club trusts European qualification before it is considered whether the Brazilian loan from Manchester United should become permanent
Real Betis Sporting Director Manu Fajardo has said that their hope for signing Antony on a permanent deal of Manchester United this summer can depend on the qualification for the Champions League. The Brazilian attacker has made a rapid impact for the Seville club while haunting them a top five finish in La Liga -after they had not offered positive points during his time at Old Trafford after arrival at an eye -Swatery £ 85 million deal in 2022.
And after he has already said that he has found a new life in Spain, Antony wants to extend his stay. Betis would also be enthusiastic, but a loan extension until next season is disputed for a player who earns £ 105,000 a week.
Earlier this week it was revealed that Betis pays more than 80 percent of his salary, but Fajardo hinted that keeping him after the summer can rely on securing a place in UEFA matches next season.
He said: “In the sports department of Betis we are working on 'devalued' players, who analyze data from players who have reached very high moments and peaks, but who have considerably reduced their performance for various reasons.
“We are worried about their situation and talk to big clubs. In his case we could expect and convince the player and his consequence of the player. Today Antony performs immediately from the minute one in the team.
“We have not lost our enthusiasm, we cannot exclude anything in football, and hopefully real betis will remain in the top European functions to improve his continuity and the arrival of other major players.”
Before the matches of this weekend, Betis was not a Champions League place on target difference. Fifth place is expected to be sufficient for La Liga because of the current rankings of the coefficient. The side host of Manuel Pellegrini Sevilla in the Derby on Sunday evening.
In the meantime, United returns to action on Tuesday evening with a trip to Nottingham Forest. The Ruben Amorim team remains 13th in the table, seven points out of the 10th, although they have a two-legged Europa League quarte final against Lyon to come in mid-April.
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