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| Antony of Ajax celebrates 2-1 during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Ajax v FC Groningen at the Johan Cruijff Arena on August 14, 2022 in Amsterdam Netherlands. |
Manchester
United are confident of reaching an agreement to sign Ajax forward
Antony before the summer transfer window shuts on September 1.
Antony, 22, is now
United’s main focus as Erik ten Hag wants the Brazilian to strengthen his
attacking options.
United are believed to
have somewhat cooled their pursuit of PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo as they
are prioritising a deal for Antony.
Antony’s
representatives are in London looking to complete a move to Old Trafford where
the attacker would join ex-boss Ten Hag and former Ajax team-mate Lisandro
Martinez.
The two clubs have
discussed a fee higher than the €80million initially offered, some sources
placing the figure at €94m, but Ajax have reportedly set an asking price of
€100m for the player.
Antony was left out of
Ajax’s 1-0 win over Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday due to speculation over his
move.
The Athletic reported
last week that United had revived their interest in Antony with just two weeks
remaining of the summer transfer window.
United submitted an offer of €80million (£67.6million) last Wednesday which was rebuffed by Ten Hag’s former employers.
