Manchester United employees reportedly valued Antony at effectively beneath the value the membership finally paid for him.
Antony joined the Red Devils from Ajax in the summertime of 2022 for an preliminary charge of £86million. At the time it made him the fourth-most costly signing in Premier League historical past as Erik ten Hag appeared to stamp his footprint on the staff.
The 23-year-old’s performances haven’t matched his lofty price ticket, with the Brazilian having scored eight objectives and offered three assists in 62 appearances for the membership. He has additionally been embroiled in off-field issues for the reason that begin of the season.
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United shelled out near £100million on Antony, and it has now emerged that scouts at Old Trafford reportedly valued him at at far lower than the value they agreed. According to The Athletic, studies from membership expertise spotters left employees valuing Antony at round £25m.
That means the Red Devils overpaid for the winger by over £60m. Indeed, the report provides that United even shelved talks with Ajax in the summertime of 2022 and communicated they’d not be keen to go over the £60m mark.
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However, in the course of the ultimate days of the switch window and with desperation creeping in at Old Trafford, United caved in and paid the blockbuster £86m charge. As of December 2023, he stays the membership’s second costliest signing, behind solely Paul Pogba.
Despite off the sector points, Antony has made 18 appearances for the 13-time Premier League champions this time period. He has failed to seek out the online as soon as, whereas he’s additionally but to contribute a single help. He has, nonetheless, been booked on 4 events and been the topic of widespread criticism from pundits.
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Antony hit again at these critics earlier this month. “I see criticism coming from former club players and other people in the media, who unreasonably express their opinions and influence thousands of fans, sometimes even when I do not play,” he informed The United Stand.
“But I’ve never seen them give constructive criticism, which will help me be a better professional. None of them have ever sent me a message to see how I am feeling, especially during this period of turbulence that I am going through. The ‘digital court’ is ruining lives; contexts are left aside, and the truth no longer matters.
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“I am silently rebuilding myself, and I know that I will be able to be in my best physical and mental shape and overcome all these barriers and challenges that are in front of me because it has always been like this in my life; no one has ever given me anything, I have always fought hard for everything I achieved.
“I wish to know the way these individuals who make these unfair and malicious criticisms fared in my place.