25 Jun 2025 12:14:50
Johnny Cardoso is set to sign for Atletico Madrid from Real Betis for £25m Having been signed 2 years ago from Internacional of Brazil, hos book value would be just over £2m, leaving a £23m profit for Real Betis.
As we know that profit can clear circa 5 times that value in actual buying power, but even at a single year means they can easily afford Antony.
It will be interesting to see what happens now and if United are savvy enough to not fall for the poverty pitch from Betis and demand the £35m we should get for him. Or if we fail to get the deal over the line when we know the buying club really wa t and need him and the player has already given them an extra £5m a year free headroom as he agreed a huge wage cut.
This feels like it should happen, but still yet to see enough proof that united are able to play hardball in the new era under Ineos.
In fairness still difficult to do a deal with such a vast overpayment for the player and the identity set by Woodward and the utterly shambolic transfer team I clouding Richard Arnold and John Murtough.
25 Jun 2025 13:30:51
Betis don’t have to worry about PSR and book values. They do have to worry about cashflow, and likely won’t have the resources to pay £40m for Antony even with the extra £25m (which will likely be paid in installments over the next few years rather than all in one go) .
Let’s say they could afford Antony, though. Would they really want to sign him for that kind of fee when they could instead sign four or five Cordoso-style players and potentially be looking at £100m+ worth of assets in 2 years time? Antony is overpriced at anything over £25m and is not the kind of player a club of Betis’ stature should be signing.
25 Jun 2025 13:49:36
£32.5m spread over 2 years with 20% future sell on clause.
Antony looks like he wants to go there and is willing to push the boat with reduced wages, Betis look desperate to bring him in and we secure potential future money if he has another successful year and a bigger Spanish club come in for him
At this point losing no money on the PSR valuation feels like a win and I have no animosity towards Antony so wish him to do well.
{Ed077's Note - there's one more way Antony can "push the boat" you know ?
25 Jun 2025 21:33:56
redseven, Betis once broke the world record for a fancy footed Brazilian, let’s hope they can do it again ( or £30m would do it) .
25 Jun 2025 21:34:01
Redseven. You had me at Antony is overpriced.
25 Jun 2025 21:40:44
Stick him in the water when he's spinning around Ed?
{Ed077's Note - formal transfer request. Gives up his commission from the transfer fee too.
26 Jun 2025 02:39:31
2Toms. Blackburn Rovers broke the British transfer record when they signed Shearer, but you don't see them spending tens of millions on a single player these days.
26 Jun 2025 18:29:57
32 million for Antony not a hope in hell he's no worth half that be loaned out again same as Rash Sancho etc.