United could pocket ‘financial windfall’ from Antony’s Betis

Manchester United will benefit financially from a clause in Antony’s contract with Real Betis should the Spanish club qualify for the Champions League or win a trophy, the latest report has claimed.

The Red Devils were able to move on a number of unwanted players this summer, with the likes of Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford leaving the club.

Antony also left on a permanent deal to Real Betis, who they had signed on loan from the Premier League side in the winter window of 2025.

The transfer will see United pocket £21.6m if the £2.6m of add-ons of the transfer are activated, and the funds could be useful in helping boss Ruben Amorim mould his squad further in the coming windows.

ABC Sevilla have claimed that Real Betis could in theory have to stump up a total package of £23.4million as the La Liga side must reportedly pay the English club £434,000 every time they win a trophy or qualify for the Champions League over the course of his four-year contract.

Will Manchester United regret any of their summer exits?

Antony is unlikely to be much of a miss for Amorim considering the winger scored just five goals in 62 Premier League games for United.

The forward did perform well for Betis during his loan spell, but the Brazilian only netted five times in 17 La Liga outings, providing a further two assists.

As for the club’s other exits, perhaps Rashford could be the most costly given the boyhood United fan scored at least 10 league goals for the Red Devils in four separate seasons, though he had stagnated at United.

Garnacho had fallen out with Amorim and had been keen on a move away, so even if there were high hopes for the Argentinian, a sale was ultimately best for all parties.

Have Manchester United learnt their lesson after Antony transfer mistake?

Antony was signed from Ajax for a fee of £81.3m in the summer of 2022 at the insistence of former boss Erik ten Hag.

United also signed Casemiro in that transfer window for £70m, and the midfielder has struggled to make an impact on the pitch for two consecutive seasons.

Big-money signings have often failed to settle at Old Trafford, and considering co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has implemented a number of unpopular cost-cutting measures, the Red Devils would be wise to be more cautious in future transfer markets.

Amorim’s side did pay more than £60m for each of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko in the summer of 2025, and United will hope to have avoided yet more expensive errors.

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