Antony breaks down in tears over Man Utd move and makes startling admission ahead of summer transfer

Antony breaks down in tears over Man Utd move and makes startling admission ahead of summer transfer

After losing his spot in the starting lineup, Antony became an outsider at Manchester United.

However, the Brazilian has now opened out about his mental health issues at Old Trafford after turning his life around while on loan at Real Betis.

In a tearful interview, Manchester United player Antony revealed that he “couldn’t take it anymore” and went days without eating during his hardships at Old Trafford.

The Brazilian failed to justify his exorbitant price tag when he joined United from Ajax in 2022, costing £85 million.

The 25-year-old failed to start a Premier League game for the team under either Erik ten Hag or Ruben Amorim this season and was sent out on loan to Real Betis, where he has rediscovered his best form.

Antony has previously admitted he now has a “smile on his face” after being untrusted by manager Manuel Pellegrini, having been on the sidelines for so long at Old Trafford.

Now he has spoken out to reveal how unhappy he was in Manchester, saying he went through “difficult times” and felt “emotional” having lost the “pleasure” of playing football.

The most alarming of his admissions was that he locked himself in his room and went days without eating.

Speaking to TNT Sports Brazil, he became tearful while recalling his difficult season at United. He said: “[Coming to Betis] changed a lot because I needed to find myself, because of everything I went through in my personal life.