The Brazilian player joined MU from Ajax in the summer of 2022 for up to 86 million pounds. However, coach Erik ten Hag, who coached Antony in the Netherlands, could not help him achieve his best performance. This winger has had any goals or assists in the last 20 matches in the Premier League. Antony was quickly ranked among the worst signings in Premier League history. According to Daily Mail, Manchester United admitted their transfer mistake and let him leave soon.
The sale of Antony seems to be part of the transfer plan of the new Board of Directors at Man Utd. The Old Trafford team will have a busy summer when Sir Jim Ratcliffe has completed the purchase of shares and will directly take control of the club. The British billionaire is expected to evaluate the effectiveness of the stars in the squad and Antony is one of the players who may have to leave.
Daily Mail also revealed that the Devil accepted to lose half of the transfer money spent (about 40 million pounds) to soon ‘see off’ him from Old Trafford.
The evidence that Antony has run out of opportunities at Manchester United has been evident in recent weeks. Even coach Ten Hag, who once protected Antony, has changed his attitude. The Brazilian has only started once in Manchester United’s last eight matches. Young players Omari Forson or Amad Diallo were also put on the field before the Brazilian star.
Ten Hag once said that Antony had psychological problems due to accusations of violence against his girlfriend, leading to a decline in performance this season. However, looking at his entire time with Man Utd, this striker only had 9 goals in 70 matches. That is a very difficult number to accept in a club competing for the championship. Last summer, Antony was invited by several clubs in Saudi Arabia.