Betis issued a statement to the media in response to Anthony's transfer.
Betis stated: "We have withdrawn the offer regarding Anthony's failure to reach an agreement. We are unable to bear the transfer fee and the salary that Manchester United needs to pay before the player transfer."
At about 2:49 am today, Sky Sports took the lead in reporting that Manchester United accepted Betis' offer to Anthony, and subsequently confirmed by multiple media outlets. At around 4 o'clock, TA further reported that Betis's offer to Anthony was 25 million euros + 3 million euros float + 50% transfer profit sharing. However, Anthony hopes that the two teams will compensate 4 million euros for the annual salary difference. Betis did not want to raise the offer and asked Manchester United to solve the salary problem with the players, otherwise the offer would be invalid. At
5:45, Betis stated that he had withdrawn his offer to Anthony.