{"id":61851,"date":"2025-09-02T15:40:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=61851"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:40:44","slug":"antony-slams-manchester-united-real-betis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/antony-slams-manchester-united-real-betis\/","title":{"rendered":"Former United Winger Antony Insults Manchester After Rejoining Spanish Side Real Betis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former United winger Antony has taken a swipe at Manchester after joining Real Betis in a deal worth \u00a322 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brazilian star Antony, 25, had endured a torrid time at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Bought from Ajax by former Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag, his \u00a381 million transfer fee loomed over him from day one.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to deliver at his new club, he had been searching for the exit for some time.<\/p>\n<p>And having spent much of last season on loan at Real Betis, he has now rejoined the Spanish club permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Antony scored nine times in 26 games for Betis last season, and became a fan favourite.<\/p>\n<p>Currently eighth in La Liga, Real Betis are around 80\/1 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/football\/\"><strong>football betting sites<\/strong> <\/a>to lift the title, with most expecting them to finish sixth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man Utd have taken a big loss on Antony and Rasmus Hojlund \ud83d\ude2c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iyrvw72N4i\">pic.twitter.com\/Iyrvw72N4i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCMOTD\/status\/1962580767776682421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Antony Says Real Betis Move Is &#8216;Incredible&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Seven months after arriving in Betis on loan, Antony has now completed a permanent transfer to the La Liga club.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during his packed presentation to the fans in Triana, he stated he always wished to return to Betis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew this incredible moment would come,\u201d said the Brazilian.<\/p>\n<p>And the warm words from Antony were reciprocated by Real Betis president, \u00c1ngel Haro.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;For Betis fans, naming you after Antonio de Triana was a way of showing their support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These have been tough months of negotiations, and I want to thank everyone at the club, your agents, and you.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The conviction that we would cross paths again has always prevailed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Seville Is &#8216;More Beautiful&#8217; Than Manchester Say Antony<\/h2>\n<p>The former United forward went on to compare Manchester And Seville, where Betis are located.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;What a difference! Seville is more beautiful than Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m finally here. 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I&#39;m sorry\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraining separately, but that&#39;s part of life. I knew this moment would come. It&#39;s in the past\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3vJPuwOxIm\">pic.twitter.com\/3vJPuwOxIm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1962846954687226186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Antony said: \u201cIt\u2019s been very hard, but we\u2019re here now. I\u2019m looking forward to wearing the Betis shirt again. I can only thank everyone who made it possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove is very important to me, and not all money can buy it. I have a lot of affection and love here; it was always my first choice, and that&#8217;s why I waited until the last day to return to Betis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now I&#8217;m here and happy in a city and at a club I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve experienced this. My wife arrived in Seville four days before me and told me she didn\u2019t know if I was coming back, but that she was staying.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I put on the jersey, I\u2019m going to run for every single Betis fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re going to be focused on doing great things. Betis is very big and can compete with any team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly my family knows how difficult it was to be there [at Manchester United]. Training separately&#8230; but I knew this incredible moment was coming.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, I was afraid it wouldn&#8217;t happen in the end, but I waited because I had so much faith.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former United winger Antony has taken a swipe at Manchester after joining Real Betis in a deal worth \u00a322 million. Brazilian star Antony, 25, had endured a torrid time at Old Trafford. Bought from Ajax by former Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag, his \u00a381 million transfer fee loomed over him from day one. 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