Man Utd 'convinced' Antony will join from Ajax this week, How Barcelona plan to register Jules Kounde – Paper Round

Antony edges closer to Old Trafford move Manchester United are confident of completing the signing of Ajax forward Antony this week. The Sun report that the Premier League club are “convinced” that Antony will join after it was reported that he missed training on Saturday and was left out of the Ajax squad on Sunday. United saw an initial bid of £68 million rejected by the Dutch club but are ready to table a new bid worth around £80 million.

The report also states that Antony is hoping that the transfer is “pushed through” by his parent club. Ad TransfersAntony left out of Ajax squad amid reports of third Man Utd bid worth £85m17 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: It seems like Manchester United might finally have their man. The club have targeted Antony for a while during the summer transfer window and it seemed like they were originally put off by his eye-watering asking price.

However, United are getting more and more desperate after their disastrous start to the Premier League campaign. £80 million is a huge fee to pay for a relatively untested player from the Eredivisie, but it could be the signing that changes their season. Antony would bring a more direct style to their attack and could inject confidence to his new side.

Read the full story How Barca plan to register Kounde… and others Marca have taken a closer look at how Barcelona are planning to offload a number of first-team players before the transfer window closes. €55-million summer signing Jules Kounde is yet to be registered in Barca’s Liga squad, despite the Blaugrana having played two matches already. The Catalan club are hoping to offload Memphis Depay, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Sergino Dest, Martin Braithwaite and Samuel Umtiti in order to register