{"id":616616,"date":"2022-08-20T17:29:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T21:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616616"},"modified":"2022-08-20T17:42:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T21:42:49","slug":"manchester-united-new-antony-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/20\/manchester-united-new-antony-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Preparing New Bid for \u00a384m Star: it &#8216;Should Be Made Official in the Next Few Hours&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/20\/antony-skips-training-manchester-united-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> are preparing a new bid for Ajax star Antony, which could become official &#8220;in the next few hours&#8221;, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/br\/not%C3%ADcias\/manchester-united-prepara-nova-oferta-por-antony-do-ajax\/blt8ad14b8627a8ca8b\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raisa Simplicio and Thiago Fernandes<\/a> of GOAL Brasil. This comes after they announced their agreement to sign Casemiro from Spanish giants Real Madrid on Friday, and are now looking to bolster their frontline.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Preparing New Bid for Antony; He&#8217;s Desperate to Move<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United prepara nova oferta por Antony, do Ajax<\/p>\n<p>Ingleses ofereceram 70 milh\u00f5es de euros nos \u00faltimos dias, mas a proposta foi recusada<\/p>\n<p> Parceria com <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thirfernandes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@thirfernandes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ro9tubRbSe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ro9tubRbSe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Raisa Simplicio (@simpraisa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simpraisa\/status\/1561086025153368065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>United Looking to Improve a Poor Frontline<\/h3>\n<p>The beginning of the season has been a disaster for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>They started the Premier League campaign off with a dismal 2-1 defeat at the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion, but it took them just six days to top this embarrassment. Last Saturday, August 13th, saw United fall to a horrific 4-0 defeat against Brentford which left fans desperate for improvements all across the pitch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Antony didn\u2019t show up again today in training with Ajax teammates &#8211; as he really wants Ajax board to negotiate with Man Utd. \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Been told again there are chances for Antony to be out of Ajax squad for tomorrow\u2019s game in Rotterdam &#8211; it\u2019s discussed since yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ajax?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Ajax<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xvQYTIz4Es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xvQYTIz4Es<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1561038135936667648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the main problem areas was defensive midfield, with Scott McTominay and Fred not able to do an adequate job of protecting Erik ten Hag&#8217;s backline. The urgency of this situation was evident, as it had been for years, and this expedited United&#8217;s pursuit of Casemiro.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/20\/frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-unlikely-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">\u00a0Chelsea Have Clear Run at \u00a3294k-a-Week Player After Huge Manchester United Decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now with one Brazilian set to officially join the Red Devils, they are looking to sign another. Ajax are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11053057\/Ajax-raise-asking-price-Antony-68m-84m-ward-Manchester-United-transfer-interest.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">demanding<\/a> around \u00a384 million to let go of their star attacker, but he is looking to force a move, and the report states that because of this, the transfer saga could have a positive outcome for United.<\/p>\n<p>Antony would add a lot to a United side void of creativity and attacking inspiration. His recent performances for Ajax have been very promising, but it remains to be seen whether he can adapt to the physicality of Premier League football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/20\/cody-gakpo-expected-join-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Now &#8216;Expected to Sign&#8217; &#8216;Perfect&#8217; Striker in Bargain Deal, Bid is Imminent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are preparing a new bid for Ajax star Antony, which could become official &#8220;in the next few hours&#8221;, according to Raisa Simplicio and Thiago Fernandes of GOAL Brasil. This comes after they announced their agreement to sign Casemiro from Spanish giants Real Madrid on Friday, and are now looking to bolster their frontline. 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