Not happening. Feel for the guy
Antony | Here we go! €100mill, contract until June 2027, option 'til 2028.
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Next summer.
I can really sense Coutinho vibes... aka Antony sulking and getting him cheaper in January
Poor him. He'll be fine at Ajax securing his WC spot at Ajax, destroying his opponents in CL whilst Raphinha will be benched at Barcelona, barely getting game time with Dembele being around. Antony will be absolutely fine staying at Ajax and then make a big move next year.
BS he’s not replacing Salah
Give them £40 mill + Donny.
Why on earth would they take that?
Yeah but I imagined he had a vision of coming to OT, and doing that same things you said for a bigger club and paid a lot more for it. He can move next year, but the universe can be cruel man so who knows. Look at Fekir
Should we use de Jong money to get him instead of a CM, neglect that position for until Jan ?
We cannot have Scott McTominay lining up for us in midfield. It’s to the point where I’d even hope our sponsors threatened to pull money if this joke continues. So no, we must sign De Jong over Antony.
I feel the club's priority is to get the defence and central midfield right. Hence prioritising the transfers, we are securing these positions first. Antony at this point would be a luxury if we have a budget constraint. Otherwise, I would love to see him at the club.
Yeah totally agree
Reckon you are bang on, just a shame our top target in midfield seemingly isn't keen to leave
Looking at how we've set up so far, I can see why Ten Hag is eager to get him in. The fullbacks coming inside opens up the ball from the CB out to the winger who drops deep and hugs the touchline, and they have a lot of space to take on their marker and create, and only Sancho is really up to that, though from the Uruguay games it does look like Pellistri is decent at it too.
--------------------#9--------------------------
------------Bruno-------#8------------------
LW-----LB------#6----------RB-------RW
-------------LCB------RCB-------------------
Seems to be how it looks in possession.
------------------------Cristiano---------------------------
----------------Bruno--------Eriksen--------------------
Sancho--Shaw--DeJong----Dalot-------Antony
---------------Lisandro---Maguire--------------------
Looks unbalanced but at the minute my guess is that's the first choice team early in the season.
--------------------#9--------------------------
------------Bruno-------#8------------------
LW-----LB------#6----------RB-------RW
-------------LCB------RCB-------------------
Seems to be how it looks in possession.
------------------------Cristiano---------------------------
----------------Bruno--------Eriksen--------------------
Sancho--Shaw--DeJong----Dalot-------Antony
---------------Lisandro---Maguire--------------------
Looks unbalanced but at the minute my guess is that's the first choice team early in the season.
Maguire in front of Varane?
.De Jong saga is too taxing for me emotionally, He has a cliff here to be successful now if we do manage to sign him , he needs to be like the next Cruyff .
Just signed another winger
To be fair not much point factoring in Varane. He'll spend most of the season injured.Maguire in front of Varane?
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Looks like he is also RW.
Fluid front three of him, Martial & Jadon?
Interesting development.. We need a squad player on the right... Elanga needs to go out on loan. I don't think he, Pellestri and Chong are going to make it here.
Surely Antony would be starter not squad player or have I totally misinterpreted your point
Very interesting development.
I agree that probably two of Diallo, Pellestri and Chong need to head off to a loan
I think Elanga has established himself last season that he’s a first-teamer for us. Only way he leaves is if he gets sold, which I can’t see at this stage. I think he can be a decent squad player for us.
I agree that probably two of Diallo, Pellestri and Chong need to head off to a loan
He is an eventual replacement for Antony, not an immediate replacement. At least that is what the Ajax Tier 1s said. But Ajax is also signing Brobbey again, so they are getting a bit top heavy.
Antony won't be a nailed on starter imo. He's much to prove before supplanting one of Sancho and Rashford on a regular basis. Competition is always good though, and he'll be a reference point when it comes to familiarity with Ten Hag's training expectations and system, which is also good for the rest of the team. There'll be enough games to go around.
FYI I'm one of the few who doesn't rate Greenwood when played on the right so I consider Antony an upgrade from that perspective.
19 year old and already 7 goals and 9 assist. Ajax doing fine in this window.
So in other words come back next window, however more likely to be summer 2023
Thanks. I suspect that Ajax would want to bed him in for a season but he already looks like a sensational player.
What are the odds of Antony leaving this window?
Highly unlikely with Mazraoui, Gravenberch, Haller & Martinez already sold
depends on who's bidding. If any club wants to asking price, i'd say the chance is near 100%. But i don't think Ajax will lower the asking price.
Those have nothing to do with Antony. Mazraoui and Gravenberch are already replaced with academy players, Haller wasn't good enough and Brobbey will replace him. The only one that needs to be replaced is Martinez
Starting to get the feeling you'll end up with Antony in the end of the window. If we sign Brobbey and Conceicao we really have a lot of attackers.
After you've sold Ronaldo I can see United having the financial space to sign Antony. Bergwijn was never a replacement for Antony, but Conceicao is and Ihattaren has been doing well in pre-season as well. At this point I do feel Ajax is preparing that a deal might happen at the end of the window.
After you've sold Ronaldo I can see United having the financial space to sign Antony. Bergwijn was never a replacement for Antony, but Conceicao is and Ihattaren has been doing well in pre-season as well. At this point I do feel Ajax is preparing that a deal might happen at the end of the window.
Can't see anyone putting up money for Ronaldo so wouldn't worry about it
His father wasn't so bad. One of the underrated wingers in the 90's for me.
Thanks. I hope we do not go close to the EUR80M that I've seen bandied about.
Yeah €60m plus addons more than fair
I'm sensing a situation where we miss out on De Jong, sign Sangare, recoup a bit more cash with some outs, then use whatever is left on Antony.
Could happen, I am glad we are potentially pushing alternative targets. Might just mean the saga picks up again.
Have Ajax signed that lad already from Spurs? Steven Berwijn or something like that
Yeah I think he was a target regardless.
They did, but he was never supposed to be the Antony replacement, he's the Neres replacement
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