Ajax want at least €100m for Brazilian winger after €90m United bid rejected
BREAKING: Ajax wil minimaal €100 miljoen voor Braziliaanse vleugelaanvaller na afgewezen bod van €90 miljoen van Manchester United – “Wij sterven in Ajax!”
Ajax want at least €100m for Brazilian winger after €90m United bid rejectedA fresh start for one of the worst signingsThe win over Barnsley was the last time he played 90 minutes. He has not started in the Premier League since the catastrophic 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on 6 May which came perilously close to costing Ten Hag his job.
Against Southampton on 16 January, after being introduced as a half-time substitute with United 1-0 down at home to a team that has won a single Premier League match all season, Antony was set up by Garnacho.
Sliding in at the far post, he only had to connect properly and propel the ball forward to score. He couldn’t manage it, instead turning the ball back to Saints goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who picked it up and got on with the game. TV replays showed even if Ramsdale had not intervened, the effort would have gone wide of the far post.
It was a horrible miss, sent round the world in seconds on social media. The really sad aspect is no-one who watches United regularly was that surprised.
Antony needed a fresh start. It is to be hoped he can relaunch his career elsewhere.
But he will never rid himself of the stigma of being one of the worst transfers in Manchester United history.
