Manchester United have reached an agreement to sign Brazilian winger Antony from Ajax Amsterdam, the Premier League club announced in a statement on Tuesday (August 30th).
Antony, who played under United manager Erik ten Hag at Ajax, registered 12 goals and 10 assists in 33 games in all competitions as the Dutch club won a third successive Eredivisie title and made the last 16 of the Champions League last season.
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but UK media reported it was initially worth 80.75 million pounds ($94.63 million), with an additional 4.25 million pounds for the 22 year old player.
Antony joined Amsterdam from Sao Paulo in February 2020 and has played over 80 times for Ajax, scoring 25 goals in total. He has also been capped nine times by Brazil since his debut in 2021, scoring twice.
He will become United’s fifth signing at the end of the season following the arrivals of Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Casemiro.
The announcement comes at a time of growing media speculation over striker Cristiano Ronaldo’s future, with the Portuguese player reportedly looking to leave Old Trafford after the team’s failure to qualify for the Champions League .
United are eighth in the Premier League table with six points from four games so far. They travel to Leicester City on Thursday.