{"id":617340,"date":"2022-09-01T10:56:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617340"},"modified":"2022-09-01T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:56:11","slug":"antony-completes-manchester-united-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/antony-completes-manchester-united-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Signed, Sealed, Delivered &#8211; Antony Completes Manchester United Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/memphis-depay-manchester-united-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/club-statement-antony-completes-transfer-from-ajax-to-man-utd\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed the signing<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/28\/antony-is-gone-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Antony<\/a> on a five-year deal from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/de-telegraaf-ajax-transfer-lucas-ocampos\/\" target=\"_self\">Ajax<\/a>,\u00a0with the option of an additional year, keeping him at Old Trafford until at least 2027.<\/p>\n<h2>Antony Signs Five-Year Deal With Red Devils<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00c9 oficial. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antony00?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Antony00<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lIaJl31lRN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/lIaJl31lRN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1565264455558205441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>He Will Reunite With His Former Ajax Coach<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Brazilian has joined United for a fee of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11667\/12685793\/antony-manchester-united-sign-brazil-winger-from-ajax-for-86m\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a386 million<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. He played under manager Erik ten Hag throughout his time at Ajax before the Dutchman opted for a Premier League switch. The Old Trafford boss was keen to reunite with his former prodigy, which has resulted in a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11156775\/Why-Man-United-signing-Antony-Erik-ten-Hag-chase.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">lengthy pursuit<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for the Brazilian attacker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/sergino-dest-near-ac-milan-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Minute Manchester United Target Set for Surprise Move to Italy<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Antony Provides a Young and Exciting Addition to the United Squad<\/h3>\n<p>In Amsterdam, he won two consecutive Eredivisie titles and the KNVB Cup. Last season Antony hit double figures for goal contributions across all competitions; netting 12 and assisting 10 goals in 33 appearances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He is a skillful player, recognised for his remarkable ability to take on his man successfully and dribble past opponents. His speed also helps, as he can make attacks devastatingly threatening for defenders once he receives the ball. The 22-year-old was so keen on a move to Manchester, he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1561100621981384715?s=21&amp;t=9-XPW0Ab9tJX_XpSESaB8g\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">skipped numerous training sessions<\/a> to force Ajax\u2019s hand in overseeing his departure.<\/p>\n<p>United began their 2022\/2023 campaign where they left off from the previous campaign. Their first two games saw them concede six goals, after a 2-1 loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/28\/leeds-united-player-ratings-brighton\/\" target=\"_self\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> and a 4-0 loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/manchester-united-changes-erik-ten-hag\/\" target=\"_self\">Brentford<\/a>, they finished the second match-week in 20th place &#8211; rock bottom of the league table.<\/p>\n<h3>Next Up: United Hoping to Pick up Third Win Against Winless Team<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Devils form has picked up; they defeated rivals Liverpool 2-1 in a triumphant win at Old Trafford and picked up a 1-0 win against Southampton, securing their first clean sheet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New boy Antony \ud83e\udee1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ldGFDGqdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6ldGFDGqdq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The United Stand (@UnitedStandMUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnitedStandMUFC\/status\/1565268458505478146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag has further bolstered his squad this summer with the additions of Christian Eriksen, Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/24\/lisandro-martinez-the-butcher\/\" target=\"_self\">Lisandro Martinez<\/a> &#8211; the latter being a former teammate of Antony. The Argentine was awarded United\u2019s Player of the Month for his stellar performances at the end of August.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/premier-league-predictions\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League Predictions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They face 20th place <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/manchester-united-team-news-for-leicester-city-clash\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a> on Thursday, September 1 at the King Power Stadium, who are seeking their first win of the campaign. However, due to finalisation of the transfer, Antony is likely to make his first appearance for the Reds against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/arsenal-aston-villa-douglas-luiz-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Antony on a five-year deal from Ajax,\u00a0with the option of an additional year, keeping him at Old Trafford until at least 2027. Antony Signs Five-Year Deal With Red Devils \u00c9 oficial. #MUFC || @Antony00 pic.twitter.com\/lIaJl31lRN &mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 1, 2022 He Will Reunite With His Former [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4249,"featured_media":617355,"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":[18,8426,3,28],"tags":[560,9029,4989],"class_list":["post-617340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-ajax","category-premier-league","category-transfers","tag-ajax","tag-antony","tag-manchester-united-transfers"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617340","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\/4249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}