{"id":616883,"date":"2022-08-28T04:30:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T08:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616883"},"modified":"2022-08-28T04:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T08:35:11","slug":"antony%e2%80%90refuses%e2%80%90to%e2%80%90train%e2%80%90manchester-united-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/28\/antony%e2%80%90refuses%e2%80%90to%e2%80%90train%e2%80%90manchester-united-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"28-Goal Star Now Set to Be Left Out of Matchday Squad as Manchester United See Enormous Bid Rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraaf.nl\/sport\/1080859815\/manchester-united-plaatst-nieuw-bod-van-90-miljoen-op-antony?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=seeding-televoetbal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mike Verweij<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of De Telegraaf, Brazilian international Antony will not play in the club&#8217;s upcoming match against FC Utrecht after a new bid of \u00a376.38 million from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/26\/uefa-europa-league-draw\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> was rejected by Ajax. The Dutch club are reportedly looking for a fee of <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" 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>, with the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">star attacker with 28 career goals seen as a &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1560885343074758658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1560885343074758658%7Ctwgr%5E39306ff618711d2bc5b4f6db8b9fa5c14a52c23c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fstrettynews.com%2F2022%2F08%2F20%2Ffabrizio-romano-names-man-utd-transfer-priority-after-scheduling-casemiro-medical%2F\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">priority<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; for the Red Devils. The player has also spoken of his desire to join the red half of Manchester, which he reiterated during an exclusive interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_2xacIDwMcY\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Antony: Manchester United\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Priority\u2019 Target Refuses to Train and Will Not Be Picked for Upcoming Match<\/h2>\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<h3>Ajax Reject New Bid From Manchester United<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Brazilian winger \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1563215987780222977\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">only wants United<\/a>\u201d, according to transfer guru\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, with the 22-year-old winger becoming increasingly unhappy. His refusal to train has led to his exclusion from the upcoming FC Utrecht game. The Italian transfer expert also revealed in a separate tweet that the Eredivisie champions were making negotiations between the two clubs\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1563208528264699904\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">difficult<\/a>. Despite the seemingly good relationship between the two clubs, the Dutch side are understandably desperate to keep their star man.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Johan Cruyff Arena squad has been decimated since last season following the departure of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/24\/manchester-united-harry-maguire-rotate-defenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Erik ten Hag<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and several key players from last season\u2019s title-winning team. They rejected the Red Devils\u2019 opening bid of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1657630\/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Antony-Ajax-Chelsea-Premier-league-latest-gossip\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a367.5 million<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, with Ajax asking for \u00a385 million if they are to part with another star player.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/25\/manchester-united-start-process-forward\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Continue Pursuit of PSV Eindhoven Attacker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Dutch giants are not in desperate need of funds following the sale of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/24\/lisandro-martinez-the-butcher\/\" target=\"_self\">Lisandro Martinez<\/a> to Manchester United, so it&#8217;s difficult to see them lowering their demands despite Antony&#8217;s desire to move to United.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Why Ajax Are Reluctant to Sell<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ajax manager Alfred Schreuder was asked during his\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/25\/uefa-champions-league-draw-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Champions League draw<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0press conference whether Antony would be \u2018crazy\u2019 to swap their mouth-watering Champions League group to play in the Europa League at United: Schreuder responded: \u201c<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1660440\/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Ajax-Antony-Premier-League-latest\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Absolutely<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Traditionally seen as a selling club, the Dutch side are in a strong position following the sales of Martinez and other star players. Also letting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/26\/ajax-chelsea-hakim-ziyech-manchester-united-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Hakim Ziyech<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/20\/frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-unlikely-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Frenkie de Jong<\/a>\u00a0go for substantial fees in recent seasons have left the Eredivisie champions in a favourable financial position to keep hold of their star player. His speed, close control, and balance make him a much-wanted commodity in the transfer market with Ajax keen to keep hold of their star man.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Mike Verweij\u00a0of De Telegraaf, Brazilian international Antony will not play in the club&#8217;s upcoming match against FC Utrecht after a new bid of \u00a376.38 million from Manchester United was rejected by Ajax. 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