Speaking in 2019, Ratcliffe famously described the singing of Fred for £50m as 'dumb money'. When the recorder is switched off, Ratcliffe probably uses more colourful language to describe such signings, but Fred is far from the worst player United have ever bought.
Alexis Sanchez must be in the conversation for the worst transfer of all time at Old Trafford considering he was the highest-paid player in the Premier League, although Antony is currently vying for that unwanted title and could steal it by the time he leaves the club.
Antony was signed in a deal worth £86m from Ajax in Erik ten Hag's first summer in charge and could be remembered as the pound-for-pound worst value-for-money signing. ALSO READ: How United beat City and Chelsea to sign Casemiro replacement ALSO READ: United monitoring Eze amid plans to sign four key players next summer The most optimistic fan would suggest Antony could still turn around his United career, but he would have to drastically improve and it's difficult to see him getting back into the team.
Antony has the same amount of unused substitute appearances (three) this season as he scored goals in 2023/24 and his only cameo came against Brighton at the Amex Stadium.