The end of the slump is near. Manchester United dumped €100m on him, probably won’t sell the second most expensive player in their history for half that

Manchester United and the most expensive purchases in its history? Interesting topic. Virtually none of the players who came for astronomical sums have performed as expected. One example is Brazilian winger Antony, who the Red Devils apparently decided to sell.

Paul Pogba, Antony, Harry Maguire, Romelu Lukaku and Jadon Sancho. This is a listing of the five most expensive footballers Manchester United have ever acquired. As we now know, not a single one of those named has gone down as a legend in the club’s annals.

Currently, the target of criticism is in particular the Brazilian technician Antony, who arrived in the summer of 2022 from Ajax Amsterdam for almost 100 million euros. He may have had a few brighter moments since then, but they were really only a few. Otherwise, most of the time he is a target of ridicule in addition to criticism.

So far he has played 70 competitive games for Manchester United with a record of 9 goals scored and 4 assists. That’s a truly dismal record considering the amount of money he came for. Of course, these numbers are not everything, but neither does the 24-year-old Brazilian have any major contribution to the team.

He hasn’t contributed to any goals this Premier League season. In 26 competitive matches he has 1 goal and 1 assist, both entries in the stats he scored in the FA Cup.

Whether he is playing in the starting line-up or coming on from the bench, he rarely has any major influence on what happens on the pitch. That’s also why he’s spent far less time on the pitch this season than he did last season.

Manchester United have decided Antony’s future

According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United have already reached a verdict to sell the technically gifted Brazilian in the summer. However, it won’t be easy at all. Especially if he would like to make some money for him, or rather, if he doesn’t want to lose money in principle.

According to Transfermarkt, Antony is now valued at €35 million. It is expected to be difficult to sell him for a bigger sum. Even at Old Trafford, they reportedly don’t expect to cash in more than €50 million for the player.

Coach Erik ten Hag has started to favour 19-year-old English talent Omari Forson over the Brazilian, for example. And Amad Diallo has also been preferred. Overall, Antony has not been in the starting line-up in the last eight games, which says a lot.

However, the question is who will be interested in him. Moreover, for a sum that is expected to be around the €50 million mark.

Source: Transfermarkt, Daily Mail