{"id":616879,"date":"2022-08-26T14:22:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T18:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616879"},"modified":"2022-08-26T14:22:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T18:22:34","slug":"antony-only-wants-united-bid-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/26\/antony-only-wants-united-bid-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: World-Class Attacker &#8216;Only Wants United&#8217; as \u00a376 Million Bid Rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/24\/manchester-united-new-bid-antony\/\" target=\"_self\">Ajax<\/a> have rejected a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeVerweij\/status\/1563213335805698048\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a376 million bid<\/a> Antony from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/26\/uefa-europa-league-draw\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1563215987780222977\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. The Brazilian winger &#8220;only wants United&#8221;, making him increasingly unhappy with the hierarchy at the Dutch club.<\/p>\n<h2>Antony &#8216;Only Wants United&#8217; After Bid Rejection<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United new bid has been rejected by Ajax earlier today. \u20ac90m is considered not enough, that\u2019s why Antony is disappointed with Ajax &#8211; he only wants United. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd34 <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>Bid has been submitted as called by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeVerweij?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MikeVerweij<\/a> and it\u2019s already turned down. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zmKzbnecZt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zmKzbnecZt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1563215987780222977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Why Antony Would &#8216;Only Want&#8217; United Transfer<\/h3>\n<p>For Antony, Old Trafford is an ideal move. Firstly, the young Brazilian is looking for a place at the World Cup in Qatar. With competition for places including Neymar, Vinicius Jr, Raphinha, Gabriel Jesus and Richarlison, Antony needs to make a name for himself. The best way to do that is with plenty of Premier League minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Red Devils currently provides an ideal environment for the young winger. Erik ten Hag seems interested in building a young squad with the potential for growth in a Dutch style of football. With several Brazilians already at the club and experience of working under the manager, Antony has the potential to hit the ground running.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Did Ajax Reject the Bid?<\/h3>\n<p>The leadership at the Johann Cruyff Arena values their star talent at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/08\/25\/manchester-united-offered-marco-asensio-antony-deal-remains\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a385 million<\/a>. As Ajax have already sold Lisandro Martinez to Manchester United in this window, the club isn&#8217;t in need of funds to get players in. As a selling club, the Dutch side having a strong negotiating position is a necessity. Selling for anything less than the asking price now risks losing money on future deals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> heeft vrijdagmiddag een nieuw bod geplaatst op <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Antony?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Antony<\/a> van 90 miljoen euro. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ajax?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Ajax<\/a><br \/>\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f MUFC have placed a new bid for Antony of \u20ac90 million on Friday afternoon. <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\/7RRD8U2QmL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/7RRD8U2QmL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Verweij (@MikeVerweij) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeVerweij\/status\/1563213335805698048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Alfred Schreuder&#8217;s side has its own competitions to compete in. Although they win the Eredivisie at a canter each year, the Champions League is a major challenge for the club. Retaining players of this calibre is a necessity for the Amsterdam club.<\/p>\n<h3>Should Manchester United Keep Pushing?<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the fact Antony &#8220;only wants United&#8221;, the Red Devils could do with him in the side. With over four shots per 90, almost an assist per game and a goal every three matches, Antony is perfect for Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>With a dearth of talent at the top of the pitch, a forward of this calibre is a necessity if the Old Trafford side is to bounce back to a competitive place. Whilst not a centre-forward, Antony&#8217;s drifting inside causes issues for defenders. His high rate of aerial duel success ensures that the player could replace Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s physicality.<\/p>\n<p>In essence, to prove that the club is still competitive, the Brazilian winger is an absolute necessity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ajax have rejected a \u00a376 million bid Antony from Manchester United, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Brazilian winger &#8220;only wants United&#8221;, making him increasingly unhappy with the hierarchy at the Dutch club. Antony &#8216;Only Wants United&#8217; After Bid Rejection Manchester United new bid has been rejected by Ajax earlier today. \u20ac90m is considered not enough, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4248,"featured_media":616882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,8426,8425,3,7188],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-616879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-ajax","category-eredivisie","category-premier-league","category-rumours"],"modified_by":"Matt Lee","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}