Manchester United-bound Antony ‘is not worth’ the €100m that the Red Devils are paying for him, in response to Ajax head coach Alfred Schreuder.
United confirmed that they’ve reached an settlement with Ajax for the switch of Antony on Tuesday afternoon, with the deal set to be accomplished following the finalisation of non-public phrases, a medical and receiving a piece allow.
Schreuder had lengthy insisted that the Brazil worldwide wouldn’t be bought by the Dutch champions this window, however with Antony on his solution to Old Trafford, he has hit out at how soccer is dictated by such huge quantities of cash.
“Today, the amounts are crazy,” he informed ZiggoSports.
“Barcelona paid €115m for [Ousmane] Dembele, Manchester United also paid more than €100m for [Jadon] Sancho. Then you can pay that for him [Antony] too. Are the players worth it? No. But it will be paid.”
Listen now to 90min’s Manchester United podcast, The Promised Land, with Scott Saunders & Rob Blanchette. In the most recent version they talk about the arrivals of Antony and Martin Dubravka, the likelihood that Cristiano Ronaldo may nonetheless go away and whether or not a swap cope with Napoli for striker Victor Osimhen is on the playing cards. There can also be response to Casemiro’s debut.
Schreuder went on to explain Antony’s conduct as “strange” after he delivered a bombshell interview final Friday pleading with Ajax to let him go away. He had additionally missed a number of coaching classes in latest weeks.
When requested if Antony might be fined for his behaviour in his ultimate days on the membership, Schreuder mentioned: “Absolutely. I don’t think it’s good that it’s possible within our club. If you’re Ajax, it’s just bad that this happens. I’ve talked about it with him. If you’re disappointed for a day or two, I understand, but at some point you’re a professional.
“Then I mentioned: ‘I’ll proceed with the fellows who’re there.’ At a sure level you get indignant about it, like…what are we doing? Looking on the complete image, that frustrates you as a coach, but in addition the way you stand on this planet. Then I feel, ‘You’re only a participant, you simply must do your factor’.”
