The insistence of these players to join only a specific club is holding the club\u2019s window hostage, and after granting Rashford his move for the savings in wages, they are in no mood to bow down to Antony<\/a>. <\/p>\n With Alejandro Garnacho at least getting a permanent move<\/a>, Antony is the only one whose potential loan to Betis would leave United in a no-win situation. He\u2019s been given a brutal ultimatum by United to avoid it. <\/p>\n Wage savings were a big factor for Rashford\u2019s exit, and Chelsea will pay a transfer fee for Garnacho. Jadon Sancho is as good as a wasted asset on the books now, and Tyrell Malacia is not getting any interest.<\/p>\n It leaves only Antony as a player who isn\u2019t even on high wages, and yet, is insisting on moving to Real Betis<\/a>, who keep pleading poverty. <\/p>\n Despite Antony staying professional at Man Utd,<\/a> that is a deal the club simply cannot sanction, as they have their own targets in mind to reinvest any potential money into. <\/p>\n Betis are not even trying to hide their cheeky transfer plan, with sporting director Manu Fajardo leaving nobody in any doubt as to what they are trying to do. <\/p>\n He said (via El Correo Web<\/a>): \u201cEvery day that passes allows us to dream of him being here. If Antony is here, it\u2019s because the numbers add up. The most important thing is the club\u2019s sustainability; we can\u2019t do anything crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n With Betis trying to play smart<\/a> and drag this saga to deadline day in the hopes of catching United out, the club have moved pre-emptively and sent Antony an ultimatum. <\/p>\n As per Spanish outlet ABC<\/a>, Antony has been told that he needs to accept one of the offers for him in the range of \u20ac30-40 million \u201cthis week\u201d, or face the prospect of sitting in the stands until the January window.<\/p>\n United don\u2019t want this saga to drag to deadline day, needing clarity over what they can spend right now to be able to finance further deals, like that for Carlos Baleba<\/a>. <\/p>\n With this season ending with the World Cup next summer, this is the final gamble by United to call the player\u2019s bluff, and also, hopefully, prompt Betis into action. <\/p>\n Man Utd are playing this perfectly<\/p>\n![\"Antony](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2190081461-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Charlotte Wilson\/Offside\/Offside via Getty ImagesMan Utd give Antony ultimatum<\/p>\n