Manchester United set to make £40m Ajax winger Antony their first summer signing - Paper Round

21.06.2022 - 08:51 eurosport.com

United close in on Antony The Mirror reports that Ajax winger Antony will be the first signing of the Erik ten Hag era at Manchester United.

The 22-year-old Brazilian winger is wanted to provide width in a team that struggled to attack down the wings last season, under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then Ralf Rangnick.

Antony will cost around £40 million and United officials are said to already be in the Netherlands for talks. Ad/> /> TransfersWest Ham complete £30m signing of Rennes' Aguerd18 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: Jadon Sancho has had a fairly miserable first season at Old Trafford, while the rest of the club’s wide players — Mason Greenwood, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard — have left, are unavailable, or are in poor form.

Bringing in someone who is untarnished by the failure of last season may help the Dutchman rebuild the side. Read the full story Arsenal target Raphinha The Sun claims that Barcelona now face competition for Brazilian winger Raphinha.

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