Manchester United have agreed an £86m deal to sign Ajax winger Antony.
Personal terms
have been agreed with the 22-year-old, who💱 completed his medical at Carrington on
Monday.
A formal announcement is expected soon, subject to international
clearance.
Antony has to be registered💱 by midday on Wednesday to be available for
United's Premier League game at Leicester City on Thursday. It is thought💱 that is
unlikely as his visa and work permit are yet to be sorted.
He could therefore make his
Manchester United💱 debut against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday, live on Sky
Sports.
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The move to United will see Antony reunited with ex-Ajax boss Erik ten
Hag, who💱 has already recruited defender Lisandro Martinez from his former club.
Antony
has 31 goals and 27 assists in 134 club appearances💱 for Ajax and Sao Paulo, and two
goals and two assists in nine senior appearances for his native Brazil. He💱 has won two
Eredivisie titles, and a gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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whether Manchester United's £86m deal to sign Antony from Ajax represents💱 good value
for money
Antony will become United's third most expensive signing after Paul Pogba
(£93.3m) and Romelu Lukaku (£90m).
They are💱 also working on a deal to sign Newcastle
goalkeeper Martin Dubravka on loan.
Man Utd exploring Dest deal
Manchester United are
exploring💱 the possibility of a late deal for Barcelona right-back Sergino Dest.
If they
can secure a move, they will allow Aaron💱 Wan-Bissaka to leave with both West Ham and
Crystal Palace both interested in signing him.
Dest played under Erk ten Hag💱 at
Ajax.
"For sure, we hope he will be the next star of Ajax." It was July 2024 and Erik
ten💱 Hag, Ajax's manager at the time, was introducing Antony, the club's new £20m
signing from Sao Paulo.
"We at Ajax are💱 always trying to strive for the top," added Ten
Hag. "So I expect he will do his best to reach💱 that level of expectation. The rest, we
will see in the future."
Ten Hag was right to expect big things of💱 Antony - the
Brazilian, only 19 when he agreed his move to Amsterdam, swiftly established himself as
one of Ajax's💱 key players - but even he could not have predicted he might one day take
him to Manchester United too.
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