It was revealed that Barcelona wants to sign Antony for 30 million! More reliable than Marcus Rashford, but also lower as a substitute

According to reports, Barcelona, who have just beaten Real Madrid 4-3 and basically locked up the La Liga title this season, plans to sign a winger for Manchester United, and among Rashford and Antony, perhaps the 25-year-old Brazilian international is more realistic, because he fits Laporta's summer spending strategy.

Since leaving Manchester United, there have been a number of players who have played well, such as Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who helped West Ham United to a 2-0 double at Old Trafford, but the most notable one is undoubtedly Antony. Mr. 100 million euros has scored eight goals and provided five assists in less than half a season after a loan spell at Real Betis in January, and will play in the UEFA Europa League final.

Antony's performances in La Liga, rumours have sparked interest from top clubs such as Juventus and Atletico Madrid. And the Spanish newspaper El País reported that Barcelona are also watching its performance. This season, Antony is also Barcelona's "champion", he helped Betis beat Real Madrid, although Betis also drew with Barcelona, but in this group of confrontations, Barcelona still gained a one-point lead.

Betis are also looking to buy out Antony, but they are likely to miss out on next season's Champions League and do not have the funds to pay the transfer fee to Manchester United. For the team, Kompasu has been described as an unaffordable luxury. Betis were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Osasuna at the weekend, while rivals Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal both won 1-0.

With three rounds remaining, Betis is three points behind Yellow Submarine and six behind Bilbao. Betis president Angel Harrow admitted that talks are underway to keep the Manchester United loanee beyond the summer, but it is very complicated.

Harrow explained: "The sporting director put his name on the table in January and it was a bargain deal because United took on almost all the salaries. Anthony wants to join Betis, but it's a pure loan, very cheap for Betis, and there are no other options to negotiate. But keeping Antony is very, very complicated and we will meet with United to try to extend the loan period for another year and share some of the wages...... It depends on the willingness of the players and Manchester United. There is still a long way to go before convincing Manchester United and then negotiating the players."

According to Western media, Barcelona may take advantage of the situation, and they believe that bringing in Antony will save money than Rashford and will not harm the club's financial situation. Anthony is considered to be a perfect fit for Hans Flick's requirements for an attacker who can compete directly with Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, and he would also prefer to accept a role as a substitute rotation.

Barcelona are no strangers to Antony, who scored the winning goal in the Europa League play-offs. Given that Barça's financial situation is still poor and they can't afford to spend too much, they may want to sign Antony on loan first, with an option to buy it out. However, United have said they don't want to waste any more time and want to go straight to a permanent transfer deal.

According to recent reports, even with Barca's poor financial situation, Antony's signing is still possible, especially as his £200,000-a-week salary is much lower than Rashford's £325,000 and could also accept a lower wage offer. At club level, there is news that Barcelona want Manchester United to accept an offer of between £20 million and £30 million.

A number of United team-mates congratulated Antony, with the likes of Amad Diallo, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Andre Onana and Joshua Zirkze all taking to social media to praise him after reaching the UEFA Cup final. It is worth mentioning that Brazilian compatriot Mateus Cunha, who is rumored to be moving to Manchester United, also expressed his support for "Yuanshen". Brazil and Barcelona legend Romario also recently met with Antony.