Manchester United finding it hard to sell Antony with no current takers for the Brazilian | OneFootball

Manchester United’s season has been a shambles with the club languishing in sixth place in the Premier League and in real danger of missing out on European football altogether for the upcoming season.

Manager Erik ten Hag’s tactics of trying to play a high-transition style has not worked at all with the Red Devils conceding chances galore every game irrespective of the opposition.

Injuries have not helped his cause while the players he has brought in have hardly impressed with new co-owners INEOS ready to ditch the Dutchman’s recruitment pattern and adopt their own methods.

The United boss has mainly focussed on bringing in Eredivisie talents and with the exception of Lisandro Martinez, who has been injured for the majority of the current campaign, none of the players have impressed.

Antony’s dismal second season

The biggest disappointment, by far, has been Antony who has looked well short of being a €95 million recruit with the winger hardly managing to beat his man nor show any real conviction going forward.

The Dutch boss initially blamed off-field controversies for his poor form but it is clear to see that he is not the best fit for a team like United who prefer to play on the counter with pace.

The Brazilian had notched eight goals and three assists in his debut campaign and the hope was that he would show more of his ability in his sophomore season.

However, the 24-year-old has only managed three goals and two assists and Sir Jim Ratcliffe is far from impressed with multiple reports stating that the 20-time English league champions are keen to move him on.

They had offered the Brazil international to clubs all around Europe and Saudi Arabia but as Italian journalist Rudy Galetti revealed, so far there have been no takers for the right winger.

United, on the other hand, want to strengthen their right and are eyeing Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise while Antony, Jadon Sancho and Mason Greenwood are all on the market.

United finding it hard to sell Antony

“Manchester United are still waiting for offers for Antony for a possible transfer in the summer: however, no concrete approach so far.

“Among the names on the list, Michael Olise is always considered a top target as a new winger. United are also open to evaluating bids for Greenwood,” Galetti wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

United’s transfer team had initially pegged Antony’s value to be just £25 million and overpaying for him will definitely cost INEOS in the long run.

Antony’s predictable skill-set means not too many elite clubs will come close to paying what United paid for the former Sao Paulo star and a parting should be the ideal course of action even if it is on a loss and Ten Hag doesn’t agree.

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