According to a rumor, Manchester United has made a decision on the amount of money they wish to get for the sale of one of their most costly and unsuccessful players, Antony. The winger may first depart Old Trafford on loan.
When it comes to selling Antony in the summer of 2019, Manchester United is reportedly hoping to make about £40 million (€47.8 million or $52 million). It has been speculated in the past that the Brazilian may be available for a transfer fee of only £25 million (€29.9 million or $32.5 million), but it appears that the Red Devils are not prepared to undertake such a significant financial loss at this time.
In spite of this, allowing Antony to depart for a fee of forty million pounds would clearly illustrate how much Manchester United spent for him in the summer of 2022.
When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in charge of the Red Devils, the club’s recruitment chiefs estimated that Antony was worth a total of twenty-five million pounds. On the other hand, when Erik ten Hag took over as manager of Manchester United, he urged that the club pay any amount of money that was required in order to reach a deal with Ajax.
This resulted in Manchester United paying an initial sum of £82 million for Antony, with the possibility of the amount increasing to an astounding £86 million (up to €102.7 million or $111.9 million).
The 24-year-old player, however, has been unable to adequately justify the enormous price tag that has been placed on him. According to the Mail, Manchester United is considering releasing him on loan in January so that he can resume his normal playing schedule.
Consequently, this may result in a rise in Antony’s worth in front of a possible summer transfer that would put an end to his Old Trafford misery.
The failure of Manchester United is being considered by three teams.
According to information that surfaced on Monday, the two Premier League teams who are most interested in giving Antony another opportunity are Crystal Palace and Newcastle United.
Moving further afield, Antony’s previous club, Ajax, is considering re-signing him to their roster. A return to Ajax might be intriguing to the wide player since he is aware of the fact that he has the potential to excel in that environment.
It has been confirmed by TEAMtalk that Manchester United are absolutely planning to sell Antony over the winter season. In addition, our transfer insider Fraser Gillan has been informed by sources that Manchester United executives have a negative opinion of the Antony deal.
As a result of the 82–86 million pounds that were spent on Antony, the new INEOS team at Manchester United believes that the move is one of the worst bargains in the whole 146-year history of the club.
Antony has made 86 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions, although he has only managed to score 12 goals and provide five assists.
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While all is going on, there are speculations in Germany that Manchester United are interested in acquiring Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munich to play left back for them.
In light of the fact that Ten Hag, who is currently under criticism, is only able to make limited use of Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, the executives at Manchester United have recognized Davies as an exceptional answer to this issue.
Given the fact that it is becoming increasingly doubtful that the Canadian would extend his contract with Bayern, Manchester United is hoping that they will be able to sign him for free.
On the other hand, Manchester United are well aware that in order to surpass Real Madrid in this transfer hunt, they will need to make a significant amount of effort. Davies is ready to join the La Liga powerhouses.
In other news, it has been stated that Zinedine Zidane and Jean-Claude Blanc, the director of Manchester United, have discussed the possibility of Zidane taking over as the club’s next manager and replacing Ten Hag.
Zidane has expressed reservations in the past about managing in England; nevertheless, Blanc is certain that he can convince the French legend to alter his mind by utilizing the remarkable heritage that Manchester United has left behind.
Thomas Tuchel was Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s top choice to succeed Ten Hag as England manager, but he has declined the position and instead decided to take over as England manager beginning on January 1.
Because of the international break, Ten Hag was able to avoid being fired. On the other hand, unsatisfactory results against teams such as Brentford, Fenerbahce, and West Ham United will almost certainly result in Ratcliffe cutting his player.
