Manchester United are making progress in their big-money pursuit of Ajax star Antony, the PA news agency understands. The Old Trafford giants brought manager Erik ten Hag over from the Dutch champions this summer and then returned to sign defender Lisandro Martinez. United paid an initial €57.37million for the Argentina international - a fee that could rise by a further 10m euros - and Ajax now look set to land an even bigger windfall.
The Old Trafford giants are understood to have seen a bid of around €90 million euros rejected for Antony last week but a breakthrough now appears to have been made in the pursuit of the forward. The proposed transfer fee for the Brazil international is reportedly €100m including add-ons - news that will please Antony, who made his frustrations clear in an interview on Friday. "Since February of this year, my agents came to Amsterdam to inform Ajax of my desire to leave the club to face a new challenge and that some interested clubs would arrive and, with them, certainly a great offer," Antony said via Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano on YouTube.
"During the window months, meetings concluded including a proposal from Ajax for a contract renewal. I made it clear once again I want to leave the club. "Today in a meeting with the board I expressed my interest in leaving the club, this time with a considerable offer on the table.
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