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title: "Tottenham: Spurs rival Manchester United for Antony"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-news-spurs-rival-manchester-united-for-antony-erik-ten-hag/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-06-19T08:40:51Z"
modified: "2022-06-19T08:40:51Z"
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# Tottenham: Spurs rival Manchester United for Antony

**[Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/) are battling Manchester United for the signature of Ajax winger Antony, according to [The Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney](https://link.e.independent.co.uk/view/61f3cbd042cb384c3f4a799agq16u.3ou/35806f26).**

### The lowdown

[United are interested](https://link.e.independent.co.uk/view/61f3cbd042cb384c3f4a799agq16u.3ou/35806f26) in reuniting Antony with Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford, Delaney says.

He arrived in Amsterdam from native club Sao Paulo in the summer of 2020 for a fee of [£14.2million](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/antony/profil/spieler/602105). Under Ten Hag, Antony [won the Eredivisie twice](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/antony/erfolge/spieler/602105), as well as the 2020/21 Dutch Cup.

The 22-year-old, who has three years left on his contract, is now valued at £31.5million by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/antony/profil/spieler/602105).

### The latest

[Delaney writes](https://link.e.independent.co.uk/view/61f3cbd042cb384c3f4a799agq16u.3ou/35806f26) that Ten Hag and United ‘face competition’ from Spurs for the Brazilian attacker.

Conte would appear to be at a disadvantage without the personal connection to the player but, significantly, the club are prepared to offer Steven Bergwijn to Ajax as part of the deal.

[Tottenham latest developments!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-developments-2/)

### The verdict

Even though Antony has a prior relationship with Ten Hag, Spurs’ willingness to include Bergwijn in the deal could swing it in their favour.

That’s because Ajax clearly possess a strong interest in the former PSV Einhoven man, having seen a [£17million bid rejected](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10883395/Tottenham-reject-17m-bid-Ajax-Steven-Bergwijn-keen-join-Dutch-champions.html) earlier in the summer.

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The hope for Spurs, of course, is that Antony would represent an upgrade off the back of his impressive 2021/22 campaign.

The [nine-times-capped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/antony/leistungsdaten/spieler/602105) international was [directly involved in 22 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/antony/leistungsdaten/spieler/602105) (scoring 12 and setting up ten) in 32 appearances in all competitions.

Adding the ‘[elegant](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/1516746659308490764)‘ playmaker (in the words of talent scout Jacek Kulig) to a squad that already includes Dejan Kulusevski would be a real statement. Conte would have an elite level of attacking depth at his disposal.

**In other news, [Fabrizio Romano reveals talks for a ‘star’ target](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-romano-shares-talks-for-star-conte-target/).**