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- Betis could miss out on signing Antony
- Atletico emerge as favourites to sign the winger
- Man Utd face West Ham in a friendly in US on Sunday
While Betis continue to raise funds for Antony, The i Paper reports that their La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid have emerged as favourites to sign the Brazilian winger. United will let Antony leave if any club matches their valuation of the player, which is in excess of £30 million ($40m).
The Selecao star was also being linked with a move to Bayer Leverkusen, where he could reunite with his former boss Erik ten Hag, but the Dutch manager refuted the rumours by claiming that the German club don’t need him at the moment. Ten Hag, however, claimed that he considers Antony ‘like a son’.
Among the five United outcasts, who have been shunned from the first-team squad, Rashford is the first to leave Old Trafford as he has already landed at Barcelona ahead of his loan move.
Ruben Amorim’s side will kick off their US pre-season tour on July 27 as they take on fellow Premier League side West Ham.