Spanish media: Betis remains optimistic about Anthony s return and reserves non-European spots for him

 8:40pm, 10 July 2025

According to Western media El Desmarque, Betis is optimistic about Anthony's return and reserves non-European places for him.

Anthony remains Betis' main goal next season. The club is focusing on bringing in two midfielders, while also quietly but firmly advancing Anthony's return. Up to now, all scheduled time nodes and budget plans have been met. The player himself insisted on leaving the team, and coach Amorin also allowed him to extend the holiday. Now, Betis will take the next step.

It is reported that Betis will meet again with Manchester United in the next few days in order to promote the negotiation process, because Betis' goal is very clear. In fact, the planning even depends on his return, and the club has reserved a non-EU player spot for him to use when Anthony is finally allowed to return.

Relevant sources are optimistic about the return of Anthony, although this affects follow-up planning to some extent. Since Natan de Sousa holds a quota and with the quota reserved for Anthony, Betis has only one available non-EU spot left, so the club is carefully considering the next move. For example, Naltoni or Moscardo, among the midfield signing targets, will occupy foreign players. Although the two are favored by the club's sports committee, Betis is more cautious about the selection of such players. The confidence of the

club is evident. Despite the offer like Chukwuze, Betis has not taken any action against the other players on the right side so far, and his only and focused goal is to welcome Anthony's return.

This clearly reflects the club's optimism towards Anthony, so a third non-EU spot will be left with a convincing choice while also awaiting offers from other strikers or wingers. At present, Betis is still fully committed to convince Manchester United, who is satisfied with the payment guarantees he has obtained during his loan period last winter window.

The first and most important thing is the positive atmosphere that permeates Betis, who firmly believe that the deal will be completed in the end. Time is still on Betis' side. The Manchester United office has not received a significant offer yet, which has increased Betis' bargaining chips for negotiations. Manchester United had to lower expectations without a substantial offer and Anthony has clearly expressed his willingness to leave the team.

Betis proposed a plan, whether it is an immediate purchase or a mandatory purchase in 2026, the transfer fee is not even 20% of Manchester United's original investment, and the proposal contains imaginative terms, which has led Manchester United to look at the deal in a different light in recent weeks.

The proposal proposed at the London meeting is similar to sharing player ownership with Manchester United. If Anthony transfers in the future, Manchester United will receive a considerable share. The latest thing is that the terms stipulate that Betis can gradually purchase the player's equity share. This is similar to the original operation of introducing Abude from Barcelona, ​​but the amount of investment will be more than twice the cost of introducing Abude two years ago.

Anyway, the most important thing is that Betis remains relatively optimistic about Anthony and continues to reserve the non-EU player quota for him that restrains other actions.

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