Will be funny to see who become the regular anti Antony posters in performance threads
Antony | Here we go! €100mill, contract until June 2027, option 'til 2028.
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I don't care about the fee, but feel that a fee that big could affect the player.
Pretty decent window Casemiro, Martinez, Antony, Malacia all seem pretty solid players..
If we could have De Jong with 100m, he would've been ours already. Surely FDJ situation is not about the money.
Yeah I heard Juventus are knocking for him, Pellistri's already out on loan but Amad is still around. Might be best to sell him on if he isn't going to feature at all now.
For feck sake some of you moan when we do not spend money,then you moan again when we do.We have at last got a good manager who is willing to make the big calls and it looks like the board is backing him all the way.I seen an earlier post someone was moaning because we are not selling players.The club was in a real mess,Woodward and co buying players at big money and issuing contracts to existing players in the hope that he could some day sell them.None of the players we have signed in the past have been any good, and as a consequence no one would pay big money for the likes of McGuire,shaw,Rashy etc.It”s going to take time to either clear out the dead wood or let there contract run down.I think we have had a great summer transfer wise so far,long may it continue.
I'm happy with his start but that's way too early to conclude. They know him better than we do.
Price tag is on the clueless owners who have appointed business men to deal with the transfers at this club. Jim Ratcliffe declaring an interest has kicked them into action though with this and Casemiro signings.
My thoughts exactly. I’d just add that I think Antony is proud to be so expensive based on his recent interview, so I don’t see the price tag affecting him whatsoever.
We all would, but this is still a gamble and a huge overpay.
Disagree, they have had an amazing summer, got 150 Mill off Utd that will set them up brilliantly for the next few years.
Has anybody checked if he has a sister?
Why? We must be their favourite customers. Two more buys and perhaps we will get some discount.
Its not. You're right. I'm just salty its so much money.
Absolutely mental money. He needs time to adapt, with that fee, the pressure will be on from day one. I hope the lad does well
Interesting report I read earlier saying we had made an enquiry for Hakimi who in theory should work well with this chap on the right.
Interesting report I read earlier saying we had made an enquiry for Hakimi who in theory should work well with this chap on the right.
Any ideas on wages?
The money seems crazy. Has a lot to live up to, but he's clearly a big talent
is he at least better than Ziyech when he was coming to Chelsea/EPL? crazy fee.
I expect flurry of sales as well, and would not be bothered at all - except Garnacho. Amad, Pellestri and Elanga always seemed like the kind of players that come and go, we've had plenty of them.
Elanga might stay, or send him on loan. Garnacho looked by far the most skilled of them so hopefully Erik sees that and gives him a chance every now and then. But I wouldn't expect that to happen soon.
Donny, De Jong, De ligt, Ziyech, Martinez, and now Antony, all sold for more than 350 million Euros in the last 3 years, Ajax are the masters, and must be absolutely loaded.
It is a risk but unless Ajax get a better player who can strengthen the squad then footballing wise ajax would hardly benefit from the 200m or whatever.
I don't how good or great Antony will turn out to be but as of now he solves our rw position straight away.
That’s a LOT of money. Good luck to him and I hope he’s a success.
It’s hard to get excited by our signings though. They reek of desperation and poor planning.
It’s hard to get excited by our signings though. They reek of desperation and poor planning.
Yeah it is crazy. I hope this guy is strong mentally because there will be plenty of press talks starting today.
This marks the end of Rashford and Elanga as starters.
Quick question to everyone saying we've wasted money. We clearly needed a right winger to come in this summer, so who would you have got instead?
Honest question, not looking to start an argument. Everyone keeps saying we should have gotten someone else but rarely do I see an actual name.
Honest question, not looking to start an argument. Everyone keeps saying we should have gotten someone else but rarely do I see an actual name.
They are getting Ziyech back for a cut price who is probably still a better player in many ways. I imagine they will find 2/3 shit hot prospects that Utd will be back in for in a couple of years as well.
None of those are comparable in profile to Antony.
Naming Draxler is funny though, good one.
Lovechild?
Await the replies where they list every left winger in world football…
I wouldn't be surprised to see him start straight away seeing as though he has played under Ten Hag for the past few years.
You also don't have to worry about new attacking players making mistakes due to being in a new league like you do when buying a defender as a mistake/bad game wouldn't really be costly.
go to bed.He’s not been training remember.
Competition is good, Rashford has been starter by default for a few seasons. He wouldn't be in my starting XI at this moment in time, but having a number of rotation and bench options is vital. We play 50+ games a season, with 5 subs permitted per game. Players hit purple patches and rough patches.
For me strongest front four on paper currently:
Martial
Sancho - Bruno - Antony
With Rashford, Garnacho, Elanga, Donny and Ronaldo/Depay providing competition, variation and depth. Diallo too if he isn't loaned out. However none of the starting XI are undroppable - Sancho we think may reach that level but hasn't shown it yet and often looks gassed after 60 minutes. Antony still to prove how he will adapt. Martial injury prone and hasn't had a consistently decent season since 2019/2020. Rashford even if he isn't "first choice" may still rack up 2000-3000 minutes on the pitch this season.Sancho - Bruno - Antony
Draxler? Are you stuck in 2017
No one dropped. Look at City with Grealish, Foden, Bernardo or Mahrez always rotating game by game beside Haaland. That is what we need, four quality wide forwards rotating game by game.
Next signing, van der Sar?
Hes so good, we can play with 10 men
They have no answer. This was EtH and the club identifying someone of great importance, compounded by the loss of Greenwood.
You must be on the wind up, but there is a couple decent players in there.
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