According to ESPN, Manchester United admit that they paid too much to sign winger Antony from Ajax.
Last season, Antony played prominently in the Ajax shirt. He is the type of player that coach Erik ten Hag really likes. After moving to lead MU, the Dutch teacher wanted to bring his students with him. Ajax have parted with too many pillars, so they repeatedly rejected offers from the Red Devils.
It was not until MU made an offer of 85 million pounds (100 million euros), Ajax accepted to sell its star. Landing at Old Trafford, the 22-year-old player has scored 5 goals in 16 appearances. But it must be admitted that the contribution of the Brazilian player to MU’s play is not much.
Antony’s only skill is to dribble from the corner to the middle and finish, but when the opponents study the style of the player born in 2000, he will certainly face difficulties. According to ESPN, Manchester United admit that they paid too much to sign Antony from Ajax.
A United source told ESPN: “We’ve paid for the player we think he can be even better in the future, not at the moment. However, there was much discussion, and we found that the team paid too much for Antony.”
CEO John Murtough confessed, MU spent too much money on the Antony deal. However, he also gave many more reasons for the club to spend money. The first is Antony’s desire to join the Red Devils. Besides, coach Ten Hag also wants to reunite his old game at Old Trafford.
Currently Antony is still the number 1 choice on the right wing in the MU squad, but he is facing competition for the position from Alejandro Garnacho. The 18-year-old star is making great strides in maturity, and has also been given many opportunities by Ten Hag recently.
