Yes feck em up Antony, start hurting their reputation if they don't want to let you go
Antony | Here we go! €100mill, contract until June 2027, option 'til 2028.
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He said he joined them on the understanding it was for 2 years and then followed through by informing them he still was sticking with that so...
You ever worked? Ever had someone dump work on you just before clocking off? Ever have someone break a promise to you?
Sure, there's no contractual agreement but it would piss one off easily.
This stoic philosophy of "he has a contract" is bizarre considering the emotions of humans and the short shelf life of footballers.
Oh I agree they’re really pushing their luck. They’ll never see this much for him again. No doubt that wanker of a manager they’ve got is behind this after publicly going all in on him staying. I know it’s completely irrational but I’ve developed a serious dislike for that guy.
Ajax in the mud
Stop comparing him to the young Ronaldo situation, different times where the media, internet, and transfer are totally different. He said 9 months ago that he wanted to try a new challenge and the club didn't hear him. If anything we should decrease our bid because of all this new public information.
Are fans still going to blame United? It seems like they gave Ajax plenty of time and money to do a deal.
That was his idea, that doesn't mean he had an agreement with Ajax
Name them. We were forced to sell Ronaldo (when he was the best player in the world) when he pulled that stunt in the media and he only agreed for 1 more season out of respect for Fergie.
Nobody is saying they are not entitled to it, it's just stupid. And the problem here is that Ajax lied about wanting to sell Antony in the first place. So in short - they jerked both us and Antony around for months. PSG never pretended they wanted to sell Mbappe, they were adamant since the beginning he was not for sale.
Pretty much how I see it.
Of course I'd hate it if one of our players did this, but I fecking love the dedication and desperation the fella has to play for us.
Can't see how this doesn't happen, he's doing everything humanly possible to make it clear. There's no going back now.
Can't see how this doesn't happen, he's doing everything humanly possible to make it clear. There's no going back now.
There is no merit to the "He's not worth half that much argument." If he wasn't, United wouldn't be making the record bid.
He is worth exactly the amount a club is willing to pay for him. And United - with such a horrible start to the season, a jaded attacker-deficit squad, the late hour of the bid, the anti-Glazer protest pressure and the responsibility of backing the new manager - think he is worth the bid made and the final bid to be made.
He is worth exactly the amount a club is willing to pay for him. And United - with such a horrible start to the season, a jaded attacker-deficit squad, the late hour of the bid, the anti-Glazer protest pressure and the responsibility of backing the new manager - think he is worth the bid made and the final bid to be made.
Yeah I know where you're coming from, it's how it usually works with talents.
But the agreement is seemingly not written down and both parties understand it differently. Hence the discussions right now. They should've set a release clause after year 2 instead of hoping they'd 'find a way'.
This deal has to be done, looking from the board's perspective, as failing to bring in two top targets would look very weak in support of the new manager.
Not enough people have a feck Ajax mentality in here.
With the FDJ situation, we’re too far gone to fail on both of the managers primary targets; we will pay the extra to get this over the line, I’m certain of that much.
I do, they are are silly cnuts.
Barca want to sell, Ajax don’t. Unless all parties are willing there is no greater chance of Antony joining than there is of FDJ joining. Sorry!
They have a five year agreement. That's got to be honoured or dissolved by both parties.
Suddenly contracts mean nothing?
This must be burning Ajax. I can tell from the way the manager was ignorantly talking about champions league that they were backed into a corner. Antony does not care that Ajax play UCL and United EL, this season. He wants to achieve his dream. Ajax are simply a stop on the journey to greatness. If I’m an aspiring footballer in the favelas of Brazil reading these Romano tweets one thing is for sure, if I move to Ajax I want a get out clause.
Far too many people just think players are commodities and assets. Apparently because at 20 he signed a 5 year deal he should stay in Holland until he’s 25 despite being offered millions in a better league where he’ll improve as a footballer.
feck sake. What is with our club and being involved in all these dramas.
First barca and now this
First barca and now this
There’s a limit though. They sell players every year, fulfilling this dream for them in the process. They’ve sold like 6, don’t need money and the season has already started. Ajax are probably thinking you had your chance, try again next year - now knuckle down, we’ve got a game tomorrow.
90 million. We know you have it.
Run for cover, mate
Hope you’re right, mate.
Now I know why they're called Ajax. They're trying to fecking clean us out.
After Antony going public, there surely is no way back for him there now. They will look even more bigger idiots than they have done so far if they still refuse to let him go.
Bad to whom? Ajax's model is developing their players (brought in from abroad, or locally), and then selling them on at massive profit. For a young player brought in from abroad especially, can you trust that you'll 'do your time' and then be allowed to leave for the right price?
We're not failing to get another one of Ten Hag's top targets. You won't like Haggy when he's angry.
Just saw the Romano video. Dude scares me
The irony in this deal is, even when we get Antony is shows a level of incompetence that is beyond comprehension. This surely pushes the narrative that we all want. Glazers out. They can't do right for doing wrong.
United should walk away.
We are the only club in for him. If he was on the transfer list for £50 mil, I’m not certain any club but us would be interested.
Walk away and let Alex deal with the unhappy player.
If we don’t, we will continue to get gauged for every transfer.
He’s a “luxury “ player anyway. We have Sancho on the right. Would be better off going for a left sided forward at this point.
We are the only club in for him. If he was on the transfer list for £50 mil, I’m not certain any club but us would be interested.
Walk away and let Alex deal with the unhappy player.
If we don’t, we will continue to get gauged for every transfer.
He’s a “luxury “ player anyway. We have Sancho on the right. Would be better off going for a left sided forward at this point.
Oh I agree they’re really pushing their luck. They’ll never see this much for him again. No doubt that wanker of a manager they’ve got is behind this after publicly going all in on him staying. I know it’s completely irrational but I’ve developed a serious dislike for that guy.
This Mofo is really getting on my nerves. I hope they drop out of the CL and we paste them.
I thought I read that he had already done that.
I was deadly serious. We need FDJ more than we need Antony.Don't act like you weren't being serious
Stick to playing make believe in the FDJ thread.
Not my fault I shared my opinion and a number of other posters shat the bed. Still, moving on - I’d be happy with either!
Rooney wanted out and Kane wanted out.
Are you under the impression that no transfer request was ever denied?
I hope I never ever have to read the phrase "walk away" again after this summer.
Respect for what? They're clearly not respecting him or his wishes.
There's an unwritten agreement that Ajax lets their players go to bigger clubs for reasonable fees. It has always been the case. Who have they held onto?
Antony has seen players come and go and he's being priced out of a €90m+ move and Ajax violating the "unwritten gentleman's agreement".
Footballers are humans too, they have breaking points. They have short careers too.
Imagine being able to earn 4-5x more at another company, seeing your company let talent go when they wished to leave only for your company to turn down a mega offer for you and prevent you from that immense opportunity.
Ajax are well within their rights to refuse offers, Antony is well within his rights to call them out and a bunch of cnuts.
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