Manchester United previously valued underperforming Brazilian winger Antony at just £25m, before eventually signing him for £85m, according to reports.
The 🧾 club's recruitment and transfer policy has been heavily criticised in recent years with the department widely-expected to be overhauled once 🧾 Sir Jim Ratcliffe's investment in United is confirmed.
Antony joined in last year's summer transfer window as he was reunited with 🧾 former Ajax manager Erik ten Hag at the 13-time Premier League champions.
Eyebrows were initially raised over the near-£100m figure that 🧾 was splashed on Antony in the closing days of the transfer window, and his performances since have failed to justify 🧾 the eye-watering fee.
Antony has scored just eight goals in 62 appearances for United since joining and is yet to score 🧾 or register an assist this season.
Manchester United previously valued Brazilian winger Antony at just £25m, according to reports
Antony has failed 🧾 to score or register an assist for United this season and has only scored eight goals during his time at 🧾 the club
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It has now been revealed a previous valuation of £25m was placed on Antony 🧾 during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's managerial reign at the club, as reported by The Athletic.
Club scouts had been monitoring the Brazilian 🧾 during his time at Ajax and believed the fee resembled a player who should be available for under £30m.
However, Ten 🧾 Hag's arrival largely focused recruitment efforts on his former side with Antony's name gaining universal approval, while defender Lisandro Martinez 🧾 also joined from the Dutch team in the same summer.
Transfer negotiations for the 23-year-old saw United initially refuse to pay 🧾 more than £60m, before eventually breaking their previous appraisal and splashing out over £20m more on the player as 'desperation' 🧾 set in during the final days of the transfer window.
Antony signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford with the option 🧾 of another year, with the player doing his best to push through the transfer by refusing to train with Ajax's 🧾 first-team while previous negotiations were ongoing.
Manchester United eventually completed the £85.5million signing of Antony from Ajax last year
Scouts working under 🧾 former United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reportedly valued Antony at just £25m
He helped United lift their first piece of silverware 🧾 under Ten Hag as they beat Newcastle in last year's Carabao Cup final, but his form has come under heavy 🧾 scrutiny since.
His arrival made him the second-most expensive player in the club's history - with former midfielder Paul Pogba still 🧾 claiming top spot after re-joining from Juventus for £89m - and has so far failed to nail down a starting 🧾 role.
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Ten Hag is still enduring a nightmare right-wing 🧾 scenario with his options limited to either playing Antony, unproven youngster Facundo Pellistri, or Marcus Rashford on his unfavoured wing.
Jadon 🧾 Sancho was Antony's most prominent challenger for the position before he was exiled from the team.
