MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly handed Antony an ultimatum as they try and move the Brazilian on this summer.
Antony is no longer part of the plans at Old Trafford after failing to impress following his £86million move from Ajax in 2022.
His failings in Manchester saw him shipped out on loan to Real Betis for the second half of last season, where he returned to form as one of their star players.
Since then, Betis have been keen to re-sign the tricky winger, but don’t appear to have the funds to make a permanent transfer happen at United’s asking price.
Reports in Spain claim that Antony is keen to move back to Betis too, but that the La Liga club have only discussed the idea of a loan switch rather than a permanent transfer.
According to Spanish outlet Al Final de la Palmera , that has led Man Utd to hand Antony an ultimatum in order to prevent him waiting until the end of the window to force through a loan.
The Red Devils, who would prefer a permanent sale, are said to have told Antony he must accept one of the permanent offers they have received from elsewhere before the Premier League starts this weekend or face sitting on the bench until January.
Antony has been linked with a host of clubs this summer, including a switch to reunite with Erik ten Hag at Bayer Leverkusen in Germany .
Manchester United declined to comment when approached by SunSport about the claims.
The situation appears to be similar to that surrounding fellow wantaway winger Alejandro Garnacho .
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The 21-year-old has been frozen out by Ruben Amorim as he tries to force through a move to Prem rivals Chelsea.
And Fabrizio Romano has revealed Garnacho is prepared to stay at Old Trafford and not play if he does not get his desired move.
He told DAZN : “The message coming from the player is, Chelsea or nothing.
“Chelsea or I stay here and I don’t play football for the next six or 12 months.”
He adds Chelsea have stepped up talks for Garnacho, having already agreed personal terms.
United initially set an asking price of £70million for the Argentina international.
But despite interest from Chelsea and Napoli no bid has been forthcoming, leading the Red Devils to drop their price to £50m.
