Manchester United have agreed an £86m deal to sign Ajax winger Antony.
Personal terms have been agreed with the 22-year-old, who completed his medical at Carrington on Monday.
A formal announcement is expected soon, subject to international clearance.
Antony must be registered by midday on Wednesday to be available for United’s Premier League game at Leicester City on Thursday. It is believed to be unlikely as his visa and work permit have not yet been resolved.
He could therefore make his Manchester United debut against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
The move to United will see Antony reunited with ex-Ajax manager Erik ten Hag, who has already signed defender Lisandro Martinez from his former club.
Antony has 31 goals and 27 assists in 134 club appearances for Ajax and Sao Paulo, and two goals and two assists in nine senior appearances for his native Brazil. He has won two Eredivisie titles and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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The Good Morning Transfers panel discuss whether Manchester United’s £86m deal to sign Antony from Ajax represents value for money
Antony will become United’s third most expensive signing after Paul Pogba (£93.3m) and Romelu Lukaku (£90m).
They are also working on a deal to sign Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka on loan.
Man Utd explore Dest deal
Manchester United are exploring the possibility of a late deal for Barcelona right-back Sergino Dest.
If they can pull off a move, they will allow Aaron Wan-Bissaka to leave with West Ham and Crystal Palace interested in signing him.
Dest played with Erk ten Hag at Ajax.
Why Antony is Ten Hag’s man
“For sure, we hope he will be the next star for Ajax.” It was July 2020 and Erik ten Hag, Ajax’s manager at the time, was introducing Antony, the club’s new £20m signing from Sao Paulo.
“We at Ajax are always trying to fight to get to the top,” Ten Hag added. “So I hope he will do his best to meet that level of expectation. The rest, we’ll see in the future.”
Ten Hag was right to expect big things from Antony – the Brazilian, just 19 when he agreed to his move to Amsterdam, quickly established himself as one of Ajax’s key players, but even he couldn’t have predicted that he would one day take him to Manchester United. too.
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