Man Utd flop 'playing for transfer' as pundit writes off Ten Hag signing lacking 'physicality' for Prem
Former England around the world Joe Cole thinks Manchester Unified winger Antony is “tinkering for a slide away from the nightclub”.
Male Utd paid a whopping £80million to indicator Antony from Ajax in the 2022 summer season season send window.
He possesses played no place foreseeable the level supposed of him and the send possesses the chance to go down as the worst in Premier League history.
What renders uneasiness also worse is that he was pleasantly accessible for £40-50m previously on in the window yet Ajax fomented their last notifications in August after commercializing and promotional plenty of pivot players.
The Brazilian literally started instead nicely, scoring in his first three league complements for the Red Wickedness ones.
Antony did not rating once again in the Premier League up until April 2023 and possesses merely encompassed another one since after that, carrying it 5 objectives in 55 top-flight looks, of which he possesses merely won 26.
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He possesses fallen out of favour under Erik 10 Hag and possesses merely started versus Barnsley in the Carabao Mug in 2024/25.
His merely Premier League minutes came in injury time in the loss at Brighton wearing Amad Diallo, Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford with one voice onward of him in 10 Hag’s hierarchy.
Antony’s future appears to be away from Ratty Trafford and if he executes vacate, Male Utd will understandably furnish a gargantuan loss on their £80m outlay.
The 24-year-worn’s Transfermarkt merit is now £20.8m and his kind claims that the Red Wickedness ones will understandably be privileged to recover that much for him.
Male Utd flop tipped for send onward of ‘prime years’
Former Chelsea winger Joe Cole thinks that the Premier League’s “physicality” is clutching Antony ago and that a send is inevitable, wearing the Brazilian “tinkering for a slide away from the nightclub”.
“The worry wearing Antony at Manchester Unified is I believe he’s a player that is gorgeous for the Dutch league,” Cole claimed.
“I believe the physicality of the Premier League is something he combats wearing. He’s a talented footballer wearing terrific behavior and skill, and it was commendable to see him tinkering nicely versus Barnsley.
“But I don’t see him carrying an burden in the Unified launching team this season and I can’t see him pivoting it around at Manchester Unified.
“Via Antony, I believe he’s tinkering for a slide away from the nightclub and I believe Unified will understandably slide past him.
“He’s not an worn player and he should be coming proper into his prime in the next few years, so I believe he’s understandably gorgeous rivaled to opposite other leagues.”
Male Utd drew 0-0 at Crystal Royal residence on Saturday evening and are ago in answers on Wednesday versus Dutch side FC Twente in their first Europa League component of the season.
Next up in the Premier League for 10 Hag’s side is Tottenham at Ratty Trafford on Sunday.
