Manchester United didn’t do much when they spent 140 million euros on Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo last summer. The huge cost was enough just to qualify for the Europa League, and as Erik Ten Hag took the helm at Old Trafford, the club realized that for the success of the new United project, it will be necessary to give the new coach full liberty in selecting the team. This, of course, brings with it new costs that could easily surpass last season’s.The idea of the former strategist of Ajax is to gather a small colony of football players with whom he collaborated at the Johan Cruyff Arena. For a long time, the main target has been Frankie de Jong, for whom the Premier League giant has sent an offer of 70 million euros, but along with negotiations with Barcelona, United’s emissaries have reached Amsterdam, where they are trying to complete the first big signing this summer. As of this morning, the British press, but also the European media, are buzzing about the transfer of the Brazilian Antony to Old Trafford being in the final phase and that the compensation will be around 45 million euros.Manchester United officials arrive in Amsterdam to complete signing of Antony ✍️ pic.twitter.com/Nos36DEhY0— SPORTbible (@sportbible) June 21, 2022 With Jadon Sancho, Anthony Elanga, and even Marcus Rashford on the left wing, United do not have to worry about that part of the pitch, but after the scandal caused by the super-talented Mason Greenwood and his suspensions, the right wing became an issue. Antony would be an ideal solution here, both due to the fact that Ten Hag knows him very well, and due to the top performances he demonstrated in the Eredivisie and the Champions League. In 33 matches in all competitions last season, he scored 12 and set up 10 goals – but it is not all about the numbers, the Brazilian captivates audiences with moves he brought from the beaches of Sao Paulo – extraordinary technique and dribbling, the ease with which he passes by the opposing players.Tue 19:30: (2.50) AFE (2.70) LC Bamako (3.20)Ten Hag is obviously determined in its intention to make United an Ajax colony and it is also shown in the fact that, apart from De Jong and Antony, he also wants to bring in defenders Jurien Timber and Lisandro Martinez. In any case, with the potential purchases of De Jong and Antony, a minimum of 115 million euros would leave Man United’s coffers. As things stand, the Red Devils decided to go over last year’s 140 million euros.The case of Antony shows very clearly that United will be a serious factor in the summer market, even though the Manchester Reds do not offer the possibility of playing in the Champions League. But Ten Hag was brought in for no other reason than to return United to the European elite and the top of the Premier League.
