Is Antony returning to Manchester United this summer? Winger seeking Conference League glory against Chelsea

Antony has been reborn while on loan at Real Betis and his Manchester United future remains up in the air. The winger’s temporary switch to Spain has been an incredible move for him, and he could claim a European trophy before the season ends. Antony has looked like a different player at BetisGetty Real Betis take on Chelsea in the Conference League final on Wednesday, live on talkSPORT, and Antony is a key man. He has nine goals and five assists for the LaLiga side in all competitions and has looked like the player Man United thought they’d signed from Ajax for £82million in the summer of 2022. But despite playing so well with Betis, his future is up in the air. Is Antony returning to Manchester United? Well, once Antony’s loan expires, he will be a full United player again. The temporary switch to Betis doesn’t include an option or obligation to buy. Of course, if he is actually ever going to return to Manchester is another question entirely. This is because Antony has been called up by Carlo Ancelotti for his first Brazil squad. Once the international break is over, the winger will no doubt head on holiday, and in that time, a transfer could be arranged. United have to sell players this summer to generate funds for a summer rebuild. Matheus Cunha is set to join from Wolves and ambitious moves for Bryan Mbeumo and Liam Delap are also being targeted. But if those transfers are to happen, players need to leave, and Antony would be one they’ll no doubt look to shift. Antony’s transformation at Betis under Manuel Pellegrini has been outstandingGetty Antony at Man United looked lostGetty The player himself has also been talking recently about how hard life in Manchester was. Speaking to TNT Sports Brazil, he said: “I always say that I had good moments but I had very difficult moments too. Not only on the field but off it. “I went through some very difficult times there that ended up affecting me a lot. But I am very grateful even for these difficult moments that I went through. Today, I feel much more mature, much more prepared, I feel much better. “It was a moment when I thought about stopping playing. I no longer felt that desire to play football because of everything I was going through, because of all the accusations and because I had remained silent for so long. “[My career] has changed a lot [at Betis]. It changed a lot because I needed to find myself, for everything I went through there in my personal life. I wanted to do things, but it seemed like it wasn’t happening because I wasn’t happy, I wasn’t feeling that desire to play football anymore, and I needed to find myself. “Playing football was always something that I loved and I went through difficult times when I didn’t feel that pleasure anymore. “I would always talk to my brother, I used to say, ‘I can’t do it anymore, I can’t do it anymore’. He said: ‘Hold on a little longer and things will change’. “I even get emotional because it was very difficult for me. Only I know what it was like inside the house, not even having the strength to even play with my son, having days without eating, staying in my room. “It was very complicated but with the help of my family with the help of God, I managed to turn things around. I’m already very happy here.” That doesn’t sound like a player who is that keen on heading back to Man United. The Red Devils will be trying to recoup as much of the £82m they spent on the 25-year-old, but it’s unlikely Betis could come anywhere close to that. As a result, we might see him head somewhere else in Europe. But until any deal happens, he remains a United player and still has two years of his deal left.

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Is Antony returning to Manchester United this summer? Winger seeking Conference League glory against Chelsea

Antony has been reborn while on loan at Real Betis and his Manchester United future remains up in the air.

The winger’s temporary switch to Spain has been an incredible move for him, and he could claim a European trophy before the season ends.

Antony has looked like a different player at Betis

Real Betis take on Chelsea in the Conference League final on Wednesday, live on talkSPORT, and Antony is a key man.

He has nine goals and five assists for the LaLiga side in all competitions and has looked like the player Man United thought they’d signed from Ajax for £82million in the summer of 2022.

But despite playing so well with Betis, his future is up in the air.

Is Antony returning to Manchester United?

Well, once Antony’s loan expires, he will be a full United player again.

The temporary switch to Betis doesn’t include an option or obligation to buy.

Of course, if he is actually ever going to return to Manchester is another question entirely.

This is because Antony has been called up by Carlo Ancelotti for his first Brazil squad.

Once the international break is over, the winger will no doubt head on holiday, and in that time, a transfer could be arranged.

United have to sell players this summer to generate funds for a summer rebuild.

Matheus Cunha is set to join from Wolves and ambitious moves for Bryan Mbeumo and Liam Delap are also being targeted.

But if those transfers are to happen, players need to leave, and Antony would be one they’ll no doubt look to shift.

Antony’s transformation at Betis under Manuel Pellegrini has been outstanding

The player himself has also been talking recently about how hard life in Manchester was.

Speaking to TNT Sports Brazil, he said: “I always say that I had good moments but I had very difficult moments too. Not only on the field but off it.

“I went through some very difficult times there that ended up affecting me a lot. But I am very grateful even for these difficult moments that I went through. Today, I feel much more mature, much more prepared, I feel much better.

“It was a moment when I thought about stopping playing. I no longer felt that desire to play football because of everything I was going through, because of all the accusations and because I had remained silent for so long.

“[My career] has changed a lot [at Betis]. It changed a lot because I needed to find myself, for everything I went through there in my personal life. I wanted to do things, but it seemed like it wasn’t happening because I wasn’t happy, I wasn’t feeling that desire to play football anymore, and I needed to find myself.

“Playing football was always something that I loved and I went through difficult times when I didn’t feel that pleasure anymore.

“I would always talk to my brother, I used to say, ‘I can’t do it anymore, I can’t do it anymore’. He said: ‘Hold on a little longer and things will change’.

“I even get emotional because it was very difficult for me. Only I know what it was like inside the house, not even having the strength to even play with my son, having days without eating, staying in my room.

“It was very complicated but with the help of my family with the help of God, I managed to turn things around. I’m already very happy here.”

That doesn’t sound like a player who is that keen on heading back to Man United.

The Red Devils will be trying to recoup as much of the £82m they spent on the 25-year-old, but it’s unlikely Betis could come anywhere close to that.

As a result, we might see him head somewhere else in Europe.

But until any deal happens, he remains a United player and still has two years of his deal left.