Man United's new signing, Antony - Everything you need to know

Manchester United have agreed a €95 million transfer fee, plus €5m in add-ons, to sign Ajax winger Antony. He will be the second-most expensive player in the club's history (behind the €105m they spent to re-sign Paul Pogba from Juventus in 2016), but is he the player to save the club?

Antony, 22, has impressed at Ajax since arriving from Sao Paulo in February 2020 for around €20m. He came through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo and made his senior debut for the Brazil national side in October 2021, in a World Cup qualifier against Venezuela, having previously starred for the under-23 squad when they won a gold medal at the 2020 Olympics.

Antony built on an impressive 10 goals and 10 assists from 42 games in his first season at the club with another 12 goals and 10 assists in 33 games across all competitions in 2021-22. He won the Eredivisie and KNVB Cup in 2020-21 before following that up with another Eredivisie title last season.

The winger has been highly rated for some time and has been watched by both Liverpool and Bayern Munich in recent months. However, having worked under new United boss Erik ten Hag at Ajax, the Premier League club swooped to land him first. «Antony is a showman,» former Ajax and PSV forward Kenneth Perez told ESPN NL. «He showed in the Champions League that he can be decisive. He hasn't had a chance in the Premier League yet, but it is striking how many former Eredivisie players get sidelined abroad. What Ten Hag is doing — signing many Dutch players — is very dangerous. I would, as a top club abroad, never take a player from the Eredivisie.»

So is it a gamble, or a smart move? What can United expect from their new signing?

A left-footed right winger, Antony likes to cut inside onto his stronger