Manchester United want to loan out £85m striker Antony to Flamengo in Brazil, in exchange for Gabriel Barbosa. The Old Trafford club are also targeting two other top strikers, Brentford's Ivan Toney and Napoli's Victor Osimhen, with the possibility of spending big to sign them.
Coach Erik ten Hag will be given more funds to recruit strikers for MU
"MU cannot transfer Antony at this time because his contract is valid until June 2027 and the fee will be very low. This 23-year-old Brazilian star has been in decline since moving from Ajax, when he only scored 8 goals in 54 matches in all competitions. Antony also has personal problems when he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend and is being investigated. Therefore, a solution to loan this player and replace him with another better player has been supported by MU's board of directors," said The Mirror .
The striker that MU wants to use Antony in exchange is Gabriel Barbosa, 27, of Flamengo. Barbosa has scored 20 goals in 55 appearances in all competitions for Flamengo in the 2023 season. This star is also currently the target of Premier League clubs from the winter transfer window (opening from January 2024), including Arsenal, West Ham and Newcastle.
MU wants to refresh the attack, so they need more energetic and sharp players to support Marcus Rashford (who has only scored 1 goal) and Rasmus Hojlund (worth 72 million pounds) who has yet to score in the Premier League. MU is currently ranked 8th in the Premier League after 11 rounds with 18 points, but has only scored 12 goals while conceding 16.
Antony...
...and soon Jadon Sancho will both leave MU
In the 1-0 win over Fulham last weekend (November 4), MU had to rely on midfielder Bruno Fernandes' only goal in the 90+1 minute. Before that, they suffered two consecutive losses at home at Old Trafford against Man City and Newcastle with the same score of 0-3.
According to Mail Sport : "MU's board of directors continues to put their faith in coach Erik ten Hag, hoping that this coach will help the team gradually overcome difficulties. Above all, MU is still competing in important arenas such as the Premier League and Champions League, before entering a period of change and strengthening the attack from the winter transfer window. In addition to exchanging Antony for Gabriel Barbosa, MU will say goodbye to attacking midfielder Jadon Sancho, who is being disciplined, and spend more money to recruit 1 or both strikers Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen to strengthen their strength."
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