MU winger Antony is being investigated by Greater Manchester police for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend. This incident caused the contract worth 85.5 million pounds to be removed from the Brazilian squad for the upcoming training camp.
Gabriela Cavallin – Antony’s ex-girlfriend – said she was headbutted and punched by the MU star in a hotel room in Manchester, one day after the Red Devils’ 2-1 victory over Man City on January 14. As a result, Cavallin suffered a cut on his head, and his breast implant was damaged. Antony’s ex-girlfriend added that she was treated by a British doctor in her room at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Manchester after the attack.
This shocking news broke out just 2 weeks after MU announced that striker Mason Greenwood would leave the club despite being acquitted of charges of attempted rape, assault, and controlling his girlfriend. The young British striker always denied all accusations against him, but in the end he was not retained by MU.
In an interview with Brazilian newspaper UOL, published on Monday (September 4), which included photos and screenshots of text messages, Cavallin also said she cut her finger while trying to commit suicide. defended herself after accusing Antony of throwing a glass cup at her. The incident is said to have happened at a house on May 8, one day after MU lost 0-1 to West Ham in London.
The Brazilian team has removed Antony’s name from the call-up list to prepare for two matches in the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America, against Bolivia and Peru respectively. Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus is the player called to fill in Antony’s place
In a statement, the Brazilian Football Confederation announced: “Due to the facts announced this Monday regarding Manchester United striker Antony and the case that needs to be investigated and to protect the victim, the Brazilian Football Confederation confirms admitted, the player involved in the allegation will be removed from the Brazilian national team.”
Cavallin, 23, a DJ and influencer, has stressed that she endured a series of attacks by Antony between last June and May this year. She alleges she was first attacked by Antony on June 1, 2022, when she was pregnant while on holiday, and claims the MU winger threatened to throw her out of the car while she was on vacation. running on the highway.
Sao Paulo civil police are currently investigating Cavallin’s claims after she filed a report with them in June, accusing Antony of “domestic violence, intimidation and injuring”. Cavallin has also lodged a separate complaint with Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
In a statement to the Telegraph on Monday, GMP said: “Greater Manchester Police is aware of the allegations made, and inquiries are still underway to establish the facts surrounding this report We will not comment further at this time.”
Antony – who joined MU from Ajax with a contract worth 85.5 million pounds last September, denied all actions accused by his ex-girlfriend.
In a statement on Instagram, Antony said: “Out of respect for my fans, friends, and family, I feel obligated to speak publicly about the false accusations to which I have been the victim.
From the beginning, I have handled this matter seriously and respectfully and provided clear explanations to the authorities. Police investigations cannot be made public. However, I can confidently say that the accusations are false, and the evidence that has been presented and more evidence to come shows that I am innocent.
The relationship between me and Ms. Gabriela was very chaotic. Both sides verbally insulted each other, but I never committed any physical aggression. Each time, whether in testimony or in an interview, she presented a different version of the allegations. Therefore, I deny the allegations made, and announce that I am fully ready to assist the Brazilian authorities in providing necessary clarifications. I believe that the ongoing police investigation will prove my innocence.”
Currently, MU refuses to comment when asked about Antony’s scandal.
In a statement to the Telegraph on Monday following Cavallin’s latest statements, Junior Pedroso – Antony’s agent – said: “We remain silent because there is an investigation in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Several of the people she (Cavallin) named as witnesses are being questioned.The investigation process requires extreme care to determine the facts as carefully as possible.
What can be observed is that she always appears in the media knowing she can influence Antony. But the truths revealed are also the truths being processed during the investigation process. Antony will not say anything until asked to provide testimony about the case.”
Speaking of the alleged incident at the Hyatt hotel in Manchester on January 15, Cavallin told UOL: “I don’t remember exactly who the fight was about, but it was someone I knew years ago. He punched me in the chest and my silicone came off. And then I went to Brazil for surgery. I had to have a prosthetic. He said: ‘I didn’t mean to hurt you, just accidentally. It’s not a punch, I just pushed and held you against the wall’”.
UOL reported that a British doctor named Hina Tehseen brought the drug to Cavallin’s room, and the conversation with this doctor is one of the pieces of evidence being considered by the police in the investigation. UOL reported that “the days following the incident in January were, according to Gabriela, an increasing series of violent acts that ended with a severe trauma that forced her to return to Brazil and seek protection.” guard”.
Regarding the incident that allegedly took place at a house on May 8, Cavallin told UOL: “Antony locked the door and wouldn’t let me out. I cut my hand. He broke my things and took my passport. He said he would kill me, then he would kill himself.” A video of Cavallin’s hand injury was provided to police, UOL reported.
Cavallin said she was “shaking with fear” after the alleged attack while pregnant while on holiday on June 1 last year. “Antony said if I wasn’t with him I wouldn’t be with anyone. I told him I was pregnant, he was scaring me, making my heart pound.” Cavallin told UOL, adding that she went to the hospital the next day.
According to reports, Cavallin lost her unborn child around the 16th week of pregnancy, on July 21 last year while on vacation in Brazil.