DBasia.news – Ajax Amsterdam winger, Antony, reportedly issued a grumpy attitude after Manchester United’s offer was rejected by De Godenzonen, even he did not want to join the training session.
Antony continued to be linked with Manchester United throughout the 2022 summer transfer window.
The Brazil international winger is reported to be the main target for coach Erik ten Hag.
Ten Hag’s desire to bring Antony was even greater after Man United’s attack line was blunt in the first two matches of the 2022-2023 Premier League.
In those two games, Man United conceded six times and only scored one goal.
It was an own goal by an opposing player.
However, Man United’s efforts to recruit Antony hit a dead end.
The reason is, Ajax Amsterdam has rejected Man United’s offer which is estimated at 80 million euros (around Rp. 1.1 trillion).
Ajax rejected an offer from the Red Devils because they did not want to part with the winger.
As a result of the refusal, Antony was reportedly furious at Ajax.
So upset, he was absent from the Ajax training session on Friday (19/8/2022) local time.
According to the claim of the famous Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano, Antony only trained in the gym and did not join his teammates on the field.
Antony himself really wanted to move to Man United because he wanted a Ten Hag reunion.
Yes, Antony was one of Ten Hag’s foster children when he was still in charge of Ajax.
Under the tutelage of the Dutch tactician, Antony made 79 appearances across competitions with 22 goals and 20 assists.
The 22-year-old winger also managed to lead Ajax to win the Dutch League twice and the Dutch Cup once.
In addition, by joining Man United, Antony feels his opportunity to penetrate the main squad of the Brazilian national team at the Qatar 2022 World Cup is getting bigger.
Antony is indeed not short of playing minutes at Ajax, but the Dutch League competition on paper is still below England.
He is also arguably not getting tough competition to be a starter at Ajax.
This makes it difficult for Antony to compete with top Brazilian strikers such as Neymar Junior, Vinicius Junior, and Gabriel Jesus.