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Brazil winger Antony looks set to complete a move to Manchester United for $95 million, joining Lisandro Martinez in making a big-money switch from Dutch ...

Fans have been protesting about the direction of the club under the Glazers after almost a decade of underachievement, disgruntlement that became more pronounced after United lost its first two games of the season in the Premier League. Tyrell Malacia was signed from Feyenoord and Christian Eriksen, a former Ajax player, has joined on a free transfer. The impending arrival of Antony, who is likely to be part of Brazil's squad at the World Cup in Qatar, sees United again look to the Dutch league in its latest rebuild.

Manchester United are on the verge of completing their fifth signing of the summer as Ajax winger Antony finally looks set to join the club after an ...

In Antony, Ten Hag is signing a player he knows very well and vice versa. Antony has been the subject of interest from United all summer but Ajax have been adamant they are not willing to sell. Keep an eye on Ronaldo until the end of the window

Manchester United have completed the €100m signing of Brazilian winger Antony from Ajax. The player could be worth such a hefty transfer fee.

Ten Hag is addressing one weakness in his Manchester United team at a time and Antony is the next player he views as a solution to a number of issues. Diogo Dalot is more attack-minded than Aaron Wan-Bissaka, but the Portuguese international is generally reluctant to get as high on the pitch as Sancho likes. If this means Manchester United finally see the best of Sancho, that could be worth the inflated outlay on Antony alone.

Erik ten Hag will be delighted with Manchester United's latest signings of Casemiro and Antony as they improve the starting line-up significantly.

While Martial's early injuries this season have caused concern, he would be the best option there if he manages to remain fit. Ten Hag now has a number of options in his front line following the addition of Antony. The strongest defence in front of the goalkeeper seems to pick itself following the latest two performances.

Manchester United confirmed on Tuesday that they have reached an agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Brazilian winger Antony, subject to a medical and ...

By moving Antony to the left flank, he can bring Rashford in on the right to provide an alternative to his England team-mate Sancho. The arrival of Antony is set to give Ten Hag an embarrassment of riches when it comes to his attacking options. Ten Hag would also be able to choose between Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho on the left as well as With back-to-back wins, this formation appears the most likely approach for Ten Hag this season and would allow for Antony to play in his preferred right wing position. His arrival will give manager Predominantly used as a winger by Ten Hag at Ajax, Antony played in a deeper wide position for boyhood club Sao Paulo and has also been deployed behind the striker for his national team.

Manchester United have spent €95m to bring in young winger Antony from Ajax, but what can they expect from him?

Rashford has an advantage in that he can also play as a central striker, but there is competition there too with Martial and [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/22774/Cristiano-Ronaldo), provided the 37-year-old superstar is still a United player at the end of the transfer window. [England](/soccer/team?id=448) international scored a good goal against [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) but he struggled again at [Southampton](/soccer/team?id=376) on Saturday and it wouldn't be a surprise to see Antony and Sancho start on the wings once Ten Hag has a chance to pick his strongest XI. The Brazilian is only 22 and the size of the fee reflects the fact Ten Hag, in particular, believes he has the potential to become one of the most devastating wingers in the world. "He showed in the [Champions League ](/soccer/league/_/name/uefa.champions)that he can be decisive. He is capable of adapting to the Premier League and can show why he is worth that kind of money." He will be the second-most expensive player in the club's history (behind the €105m they spent to re-sign [Paul Pogba](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/138860/Paul-Pogba) from [Juventus](/soccer/team?id=111) in 2016), but is he the player to save the club? The United manager has made no secret of the fact he wanted more depth in the forward positions and Former Ajax and PSV star Marciano Vink told ESPN NL: "He needs to adapt to the high level of the Premier League, but he is used to fighting for his chances in the favelas [where he grew up in Brazil] and flew to the other side of the world at a young age. His speed and acceleration helped his team on the counter attack and he was sorely missed when he was injured towards the end of last season. Antony creates a lot of danger in the final third and, of all the Ajax players, he covered the longest distance (266 metres) at a speed of over 25 kmph. He came through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo and made his senior debut for the [Brazil](/soccer/team?id=205) national side in October 2021, in a World Cup qualifier against [Venezuela](/soccer/team?id=213), having previously starred for the under-23 squad when they won a gold medal at the 2020 Olympics. [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) and [Bayern Munich](/soccer/team?id=132) in recent months.