The transfer from to Manchester United is in an extensive analysis The Athletic examined again. The Brazilian attacker made the switch from Ajax to coach Erik ten Hag’s club a year and a half ago for a hundred million euros (including variables). A few months earlier, Manchester United estimated Antony’s value much lower.
Antony was already being monitored by Manchester United when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in charge at Old Trafford. Scouts estimated the attacker’s value at the time at around 29 million euros. With Solskjaer as coach, Manchester United did not make an attempt for Antony. The Norwegian trainer was fired in November 2021.
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When Ten Hag joined six months later, Manchester United did work on the arrival of Antony. Halfway through the transfer summer of 2022, Manchester United ended talks with Ajax with the message that they did not want to pay more than seventy million euros. In the final days of the transfer window, as desperation increased in Manchester, the clubs agreed on a transfer fee of €100 million.
Manchester United also opened their wallets wide for other players. For example, the club paid a lot more for Rasmus Hojlund (almost 83 million euros) and Mason Mount (almost 69 million euros) than it initially wanted. The transfer of André Onana is also mentioned. The goalkeeper came over from Internazionale for around 55 million euros last summer, while he could have been picked up from Ajax on a free transfer a year earlier.
Antony is one of the most criticized Manchester United players, partly because of his transfer fee. So far, it has not lived up to the expectations that come with such a price tag. After 63 games, his tally stands at just eight goals and three assists. He was not directly involved in any goals this season.
Will Antony still make it happen at Manchester United?
2023-12-24 20:33:31
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