Earlier this week, one report revealed Manchester United’s exit route for outcast Antony.
Transfer chiefs at Old Trafford will be looking to ship the Brazilian out on loan in the winter window in hopes of him increasing his transfer valuation to any potential suitors, according to the Daily Mail’s Confidential column.
Crystal Palace and Newcastle United are said to be waiting in the wings to potentially bolster their attacks with Antony despite his underwhelming Premier League tenure up to this stage. However, they are only considering welcoming him on a temporary basis.
Similarly, a mooted option is that the 24-year-old returns to Ajax in 2025 – three years after they recouped a ludicrous £86 million from his departure. Wherever the situation goes from here, there’s no doubt that the deal has etched itself as one of – if not the – worst pieces of business the club have ever done.
United berated for even contemplating Antony’s return to Ajax
Weighing on the speculation of a potential reunion in Amsterdam, Dutch pundit Bart Sanders believes United would end up looking like ‘complete idiots’ if such a transfer was to materialise. He said (via Football365): “The more serious media have said something about it, but Antony returns to Ajax on loan – I don’t see it happening.
“Manchester United will never do this from a loss of face perspective. As a club, you look like a complete idiot if you sign someone for a hundred million euros and two years later, you rent him back to his old club. That is a loss of face of the highest order, isn’t it?!”
One thing’s for sure amidst all the possible outcomes, he doesn’t have a future at United.
Antony now finds himself behind younger counterparts Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo in the pecking order, and, as a result, he has featured for only 27 minutes across two appearances in the Premier League this season.
