United will pay £80.75m guaranteed and another £4.25m in add-ons for the 22-year-old, who is expected in Manchester in the next 48 hours to undergo a medical. Antoni was once again left out of Ajax’s squad for Sunday’s game at Utrecht as talks between the clubs continued. Personal terms are not considered to be a problem in this agreement. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player FREE WATCH: Highlights from Southampton v Manchester United Premier League clash United have been chasing Anthony for several weeks and also saw a £67.9m (€80m) bid rejected by the club earlier this week. United have looked at other options. They have an interest in Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and are continuing to monitor his situation. Chelsea are in talks to sign Aubameyang. United’s interest in PSV Eindhoven’s Cody Gakpo remains. Signing both Antony and Gakpo has been described as “unlikely but not impossible”. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player Former footballer Clinton Morrison has paid tribute to Allan Saint-Maximin after his outstanding performance against Manchester City. Paul Merson was also full of praise and wondered why Manchester United are not interested in the winger On Friday, in an interview with Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano on YouTube, Antony said: “Since February this year, my agents have come to Amsterdam to inform Ajax of my desire to leave the club to face a new challenge and that some interested clubs will arrive and, with them, certainly an excellent offer. “During the months of the window, meetings were concluded, including a proposal from Ajax for a contract renewal. I made it clear once again that I want to leave the club. “Today in a meeting with the board I expressed my interest in leaving the club, this time with a significant offer on the table. Others have already arrived [but] Ajax always refuse with the argument that they only have five days to replace (me). “I’m not asking [for Ajax] to release me, I am asking Ajax to sell me as the highest offer received by a player playing in the Eredivisie.” A move to United would see Anthony reunited with former Ajax boss Erik ten Haag, who has already recruited defender Lisandro Martinez from his former club. “I was very happy in Amsterdam, won titles at Ajax, made friends and built part of my career, but now I reinforce that I am ready and motivated to follow my story and dreams,” added Antony. “People need to listen to me and understand that my motivation is pushing me towards happiness. I need that to keep playing at a high level. Ajax will always be in my heart.” The transfer window closes at 11pm on Thursday, meaning United have four days after Sunday to complete more bids.
Because Anthony is Ten Haag’s man
“For sure, we hope he will be the next Ajax star.” It was July 2020 and Erik ten Hag, Ajax’s manager at the time, was introducing Anthony, the club’s new £20 million signing from Sao Paulo. “We at Ajax always try to push for the top,” added Ten Haag. “So I expect him to do his best to reach that level of expectation. The rest, we’ll see in the future.” Ten Haag was right to expect big things from Anthony – the Brazilian, just 19 when he agreed to move to Amsterdam, quickly established himself as one of Ajax’s key players – but even he could not have predicted that he could a day to take him to Manchester United. very.
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