‘He’s the real deal!’ – Manchester United target Antony has shades of a young Cristiano Ronaldo

Barring any surprising late complications it is widely expected, according to a variety of reports, that Manchester City will imminently announcing Ajax manager Erik ten Hag as their new head coach. Ten Hag has been hugely impressive in his time with Ajax and was seen by many as one of the top managerial prospects available. Ad/> Now the transfer rumour mill has moved into overdrive linking players who might fit Ten Hag’s system and it’s no surprise to see one of his Ajax stars in the news.

This time it’s Brazilian forward Antony, who is reportedly set to be the subject of a £50 million bid. Premier LeagueRonaldo to miss Man Utd clash with Liverpool after announcing the death of his child5 HOURS AGO In order to get more information about Antony we got in touch with Kevin Van Nunen from Eurosport Netherlands, who you may remember from his excellent profile on Ten Hag, to find out more. Transfers, coaching, Ronaldo and Pogba are just the tip of the Man Utd iceberg for Ten Hag 'I'd do it again' — Rangnick has no regrets over taking United job How has Antony’s time with Ajax been? Antony arrived at Ajax in the winter window of the 2019-20 season as a replacement for Hakim Ziyech, who agreed a move to Chelsea.

So how would Van Nunen rate his time with the Amsterdam club thus far? “Antony is good. I think he’s the real deal,” Van Nunen says. “Thanks to his good performances at Ajax he’s made his debut in the Brazilian national team and as far as I know he was also really good in these games.