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title: "Manchester United: Antony ‘wants’ Old Trafford move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-08-04T13:40:52Z"
modified: "2022-08-04T13:40:52Z"
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# Manchester United: Antony ‘wants’ Old Trafford move

**Journalist [Alex Crook](https://twitter.com/alex_crook?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) has claimed that Ajax forward Antony wants to sign for [Manchester United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/), [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88041646-man-utd-84m-star-now-wants-move-to-old-trafford) report.**

### The Lowdown: Antony links

The Brazilian winger, dubbed [‘electric’](https://twitter.com/karan_tejwani26/status/1450550573166645252) by football writer Karan Tejwani, has been heavily [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/manchester-united-fabrizio-romano-antony-transfer-news/) with a move to Old Trafford. However, the Red Devils haven’t made any real progress on a move for the 22-year-old yet, who broke through under Erik ten Hag at Ajax.

United are also looking at RB Salzburg’s [Benjamin Sesko](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1554852129738833923), but it seems as if the club haven’t given up hope of bringing Antony to Old Trafford just yet.

### The Latest: Crook’s comments

Talking to [GMS](https://www.givemesport.com/88041646-man-utd-84m-star-now-wants-move-to-old-trafford), Crook labelled a move to United as 50/50 at this moment in time, stating that Ten Hag is open to a move, as is the player.

Ajax, though, appear to be standing firm after already cashing in on a number of key men this summer.

“It’s 50/50 at this stage. Ten Hag is very keen. The player wants to come, but Ajax are in quite a strong position because they’ve already raised money by selling Martinez and Haller, so they don’t need to sell him on the cheap.”

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### The Verdict: Dragging on

The links to Antony are starting to feel similar to the ones for Frenkie de Jong. United have had the central midfielder as a priority target all summer, but the saga with the Barcelona man feels like it will never end.

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Ten Hag doesn’t have a [senior right-winger](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/kader/verein/985) heading into the new season, so a move for Antony, who has netted [27](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/antony/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/602105) goals during his club career and has already impressed under Ten Hag appears to be a no-brainer.

It seems as if this transfer could also prove complicated, so there may have to come a point where United end their long-term interest in both players with time ticking until the deadline.