It had been coming for weeks, but Antony is definitely making the switch from Ajax to Manchester United. The English club is reported to pay a record amount of 95 million euros for the Brazilian. A bonus of 5 million euros can be added to that. It is the most expensive transfer ever in the Dutch Eredivisie.
The record was held by Frenkie de Jong. He went from Ajax to Barcelona in July 2019 for the astronomical amount of 86 million euros.
reunification
To the dismay of Ajax coach Alfred Schreuder, the 22-year-old attacker was missing from the team from Amsterdam in the past two matches. Antony is reunited with trainer Erik ten Hag in Manchester and signs a contract for five years. Eerde, Lisandro Martinez followed the same path. He transferred from Ajax to Manchester United for more than 57 million euros this summer.
In 2020 Antony came to Amsterdam. He came over from Sao Paulo. Ajax then paid fifteen million euros for the wing striker. In 82 games, he scored 24 goals and provided 22 assists.