Antony reveals Man Utd teammate pleaded with him to stay before transfer exit

Antony revealed that one Manchester United teammate pleaded with him to stay at the club before he completed his deadline-day transfer to Real Betis.

Antony, who United signed from Ajax for £82m in 2022, was frozen out of Ruben Amorim’s first-team squad and spent the second half of last season on loan at Betis.

And despite an impressive return with the Spanish side, Antony was told he still had no future at Old Trafford, spending the summer living in a hotel and training away from his teammates.

But despite the club and the player’s desire for a fresh start, Antony was made to wait until deadline day in order to complete a £21.65 million permanent move back to the Spanish club.

Speaking about his difficult final chapter in England, the Brazilian namechecked Matheus Cunha, who joined Un