Manchester United have reached a verbal agreement worth €100m (£84m) with Ajax for the transfer of Antony.
The Red Devils have been eager to reunite Erik ten Hag with the 22-year-old all summer long, but have been unable to thrash out a deal with the Eredivisie giants.
Ajax have rejected three bids from United, the latest of which was worth around €90m,
but a breakthrough has been made in talks between the two clubs – with Antony now closing in on the move to Old Trafford that he has been desperate to make.
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Antony was left out of Ajax’s squad to face Utrecht on Sunday.
Manager Alfred Schreuder said in his pre-match interview that ‘nothing had changed’ in negotiations between the two clubs –
indicating that United hadn’t offered to pay the club-record fee the Amsterdam-based giants have been seeking.
But United haven’t given up on their pursuit of Antony – with Ten Hag clear that signing the Brazilian is his number one priority –
and sources have confirmed that a verbal agreement has been reached with Ajax –
although there are still a few details to sort out. United now have just under a week to finalise terms before the summer transfer window closes.
Antony’s arrival would be a huge boost to Manchester United.
