Antony’s emphatic response for Ajax amid Man Utd transfer talk
Robin Bairner
- 30 Jul 2022 21:15 BST
- 3 min read
If Manchester United were holding out hope of a late summer transfer move for Antony, those will have been dashed to some extent by the manner in which the Ajax winger responded to the noise over his future in Saturday’s Johan Cruyff Shield encounter with PSV.
Although the Amsterdam club suffered a 5-3 defeat in their first competitive game of the 2022/23 season, the Brazil international winger was at his brilliant best for a side that has been stripped of some of its best players this summer.
Ryan Gravenberch, Lisandro Martinez and Sebastien Haller are among those to have moved for big money, while Noussair Mazraoui and Nicolas Tagliafico have been subject to departures, too, but Antony appears to have only a limited interest in joining them in leaving.
He bagged Ajax’s second goal in a thrilling contest then celebrated by running away and pointing at the club’s crest.
Reports in the Netherlands have indicated that he intends to respect the club’s stance over his transfer, which has seen his value pushed up to €100 million amid the flurry of departures from the side. This was an action that backed up those claims.
His overall performance for Ajax was impressive, despite the loss.
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