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It is revealed that Barcelona has joined the competition for Anthony and hopes that Manchester United will sell it for 30 million! Birashford affordable

10:16am, 14 May 2025Football

It is reported that Barcelona, ​​who just defeated Real Madrid 4-3 and basically locked in the La Liga championship this season, plans to sign a Manchester United winger. Among Rashford and Anthony, perhaps the 25-year-old Brazil international is more realistic because he is in line with Laporta's summer spending strategy.

After leaving Manchester United, many players performed well, such as Wanbisaka, who just helped West Ham United beat Manchester United 2-0 at Old Trafford, but the most eye-catching one is undoubtedly Anthony. After 100 million euros on loan to Real Betis in January, Mr. has scored 8 goals and contributed 5 assists in less than half a season and will participate in the UEFA Cup final.

Anthony's performance in La Liga has attracted the interest of top clubs such as Juventus and Atletico Madrid. Spanish Le Paín reported that Barcelona is also paying attention to its performance. This season, Anthony is also considered a "winning champion" of Barcelona. He helped Betis defeat Real Madrid. Although Betis also tied Barcelona, ​​in this group of confrontations, Barcelona still gained a 1-point lead.

Betis also hopes to buy out Anthony, but unfortunately they are likely to miss the Champions League next season and do not have enough funds to pay the transfer fee to Manchester United. For the team, "compass" is described as an unbearable luxury. Betis was tied 1-1 by Osasuna at home on the weekend, while rivals Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal both won 1-0.

With three rounds left, Betis has already lagged 3 points behind the "Yellow Submarine" and 6 points behind Bilbao. Betis club chairman Angel Harrow admitted that it was being negotiated how to keep the United loan player on the team after the summer, but that was very complicated.

Harrow explained: "The Sports Director put his name on the table in January, which is a low-priced deal because Manchester United bears almost all the salary. Anthony wants to join Betis, which is simply a loan, which is very cheap for Betis, and there are no other options to negotiate. But keeping Anthony is very, very complicated. We will meet with Manchester United to strive to extend the loan period for another year and share part of the salary... It depends on the wishes of the players and Manchester United. First, we have to convince Manchester United, and then negotiate the players, which is still a long way to go."

Western media said that Barcelona may take advantage of the situation. They believe that introducing Anthony is more cost-effective than Rashford and will not harm the club's financial situation. Anthony is considered to be fully in line with Hans Flick’s requirements for attackers and can compete directly with Lamin Yamal and Rafinia, and he is also more willing to accept as a backup rotation player.

Barcelona has long been familiar with Anthony, and he scored a winning goal against the team in the Europa League play-offs. Given that Barcelona's financial situation is still poor and unable to bear too much expenses, they may want to sign Anthony on loan first and add the option to buy out. But Manchester United said they were unwilling to waste their time and hoped to make a permanent transfer transaction directly.

According to recent reports, even if Barcelona's financial situation is not good, Anthony's signing is still possible, especially since his £200,000 weekly salary is much lower than Rashford's £325,000, and may also accept the conditions for a lower salary. At the club level, it is reported that Barcelona hopes that Manchester United accepts £20 million to £30 million.

Many Manchester United teammates congratulated Anthony. After he entered the finals of the European Cup, Amad Diallo, Lisandro Martinez, Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Andre Onana and Joshua Zilkize all liked him on social media. It is worth mentioning that Brazilian compatriot Mattus Cunia, who is rumored to transfer to Manchester United, also expressed support for "Yuan God". Brazilian and Barcelona legend Romario also met with Anthony recently.

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