It is news that Cristiano Ronaldo's team, Al Nasr, is aiming for Antony, who is on the Manchester United release list.
British Football Insider said on the 6th (Korea time) 'Manchester United winger Antony has emerged as the top target of Saudi Arabian club Al Nasr. The hugely wealthy Saudi professional league club turned their attention to signing Antony after failing to sign Barcelona winger Hafinya. Al-Nasr is looking to sign Antony this summer and is starting to show interest ahead of the Aug. 31 transfer window close,' the report said.
Antony is the worst recruit in Manchester United's history. The transfer fee alone was 95 million euros (about 143 billion won), ranking second in the club's history, but his skills were disastrous. He was a player who had a lot of doubts about his ability during his Ajax days, and coach Erik ten Hag's stubbornness and Manchester United's Bodjin's inability combined to bring Antony.
Antony has been criticized a lot for failing to pay for his transfer fee since the first season. The second season produced even more serious performances as personal privacy issues overlapped with sluggishness. In the end, Manchester United put Antony on the release list for the first time in two seasons.
The problem is that no club has been interested in recruiting Antony so far. Antony, who has a very high weekly salary of 200,000 pounds (about 350 million won), is also very burdensome to take from a club smaller than Manchester United. In response, Manchester United was even considering sending a loan if it paid about half the weekly salary.
Antony's sale was not even expected by fans, but things could change rapidly with the emergence of Al Nasr. Football Insider says 'Manchester United are willing to step up to sell Antony, brought in from Ajax. Manchester United explained last month that they told Antony to find a new club.
So far, Al-Nasr's interest in Antony seems to be a real level of interest. The bigger problem is that Antony has no intention of leaving Manchester United. Recently, Antony agent "Antony's plan is clear. It's only Manchester United. He wants to stay. He focuses only on Manchester United. We have already spoken to the club as well"He made it clear that he never intended to leave the team.
In order to sway Antony's mind, it seems that Al Nasr will have to offer astronomical conditions. Given Antony's performance at Manchester United now, it is highly likely that he will not be willing to pay a lot of money even with Alnas because he does not deserve an exceptional treatment.
Antony is a player who is not well recognized by fans of other clubs due to Hollywood action, privacy issues, and excessive desire to win. If a combination of Antony and Cristiano Ronaldo is born, it is expected to become a big topic in the world.
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