‘No guarantee’ - Manchester United sounded warning over Antony transfer

Manchester United have been told that there is “no guarantee” that Antony or Cody Gakpo will be a success in the Premier League.

The Reds are pushing ahead with a move for Ajax winger Antony with Erik ten Hag looking to reinforce his attacking options as a priority. Gakpo has also been linked with an Old Trafford switch but it is understood the club’s interest in the forward has cooled somewhat.

Antony is pushing for a reunion with Ten Hag, under whom he won two Eredivisie titles, and was left out of the club's win over Sparta Rotterdam at the weekend. If a deal is completed, he would be the second recruit to arrive from Ajax - after Lisandro Martinez - and the third from the Netherlands, after Tyrell Malacia secured a move from Feyenoord.

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A number of onlookers have questioned whether players from the Eredivisie can make the impact United need in order to gain a top four Premier League finish this season. Former assistant manager Rene Meulensteen is one of them.

He admitted he is unsure that both Antony and Gakpo have the quality needed to propel the club to their campaign objectives. “They are trying to get Antony and Gakpo, but I have my doubts about that,” he told Voetbal Primeur.

“Those guys are fantastic in the Eredivisie, but that is no guarantee to make a difference here.” Suggesting what advice he would give Gakpo, he added: “If I were Gakpo I’d say thank you for the honour and say: I will stay with PSV.”

“I’d say to him: Boy, there are so many clubs to come. At PSV you had the chance to play the Champions League, you are not so sure about that at Manchester United at the moment.”

PSV lost to Rangers in their Champions League play-off on Wednesday to