The Rise of Antony
Antony, Manchester United's latest signing has had an incredible journey so far... and at only 22 there's plenty more to come for the man from São Paulo. In this video I take a look at the key moments in his football career so far. Excited to see Antony debut for Man Utd? Let me know what you think in the comments...
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Antony is from humble beginnings in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Coming from the same neighbourhood that produced Ederson and Rodrygo. At age 12, Antony signed to Sao Paulo’s academy.
He signed his first senior contract with Sao Paulo on in September 2018 aged 18, making his debut for the first team two months later in November – this young man’s dreams were being realised.
Antony went on to make 52 appearances for his home town club, São Paulo. The club knew they had a star on their hands and it wasn’t long until European clubs came calling.
Antony would go on to sign for Ajax for £14m. Smartly, Sao Paulo added a 20% sell on clause into the transfer agreement. This means the Brazilian club will receive approximately £17m from his transfer to Manchester United.
Antony was an instant success domestically in Dutch football and on the big stage in the Champions League contributing to 46 goals in 82
appearances in all competitions. The Brazilian played two full seasons under an exciting new coach at Ajax, Erik ten Hag!
After his two seasons at Ajax, Antony’s dazzling displays have led to United forking out an initial fee of £80.75m, rising to £85m eventually on the left footed right winger to re-unite the Brazilian with Erik ten Hag.
The 22-year-old is the fourth most expensive signing in Premier League history, only behind Paul Pogba, Chelsea's signing of Romelu Lukaku and Manchester City's infamous £100m deal for Jack Grealish.
On the international scene, Antony played in the Olympics June 2021 for Brazil’s U23’s, starting all of their games and winning a gold medal. This lead to a full international debut in October 2021. He hasn’t looked back since then making 9 appearances for Brazil at the time of recording and is expected to make an impact during the World Cup in Qatar.
Antony holds upmost respect for coaches and has a good honest attitude. He sings the praises of his former São Paulo manager Fernando Diniz. ‘’He’s a man who lifts you up when you make a mistake’’ says Antony on Diniz
The United dressing room needs fight, hunger, and characters like Antony, determined to win trophies.
There has been an argument to suggest that the move from the Eredivisie to the Premier League could be a step too far for Antony.
A lot of players in recent history have made big money moves to the Premier League from the Eredivisie and have failed to live up to
expectations, including a certain Memphis Depay who joined United from PSV and failed to make much of an impact.
However, some players have made the grade and have gone on to excel in the Premier League. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie
and Arjen Robben to name a few.
The stage is set now for Antony to perform at United, Erik ten Hag has been reunited with the player he has wanted at United since he walked
through the door from Ajax, United have a rich history of developing exciting wingers so it is exciting times for Man United and the player.
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