Antony's agent explains why move to Liverpool fell through before joining Man Utd

Antony had enjoyed a stellar play with Ajax erstwhile Manchester United came knocking - but helium could've gone to Liverpool had Mohamed Salah made a antithetic telephone connected his future

Antony's cause Junior Pedroso admits Liverpool were looking to onshore the Brazilian - earlier Mohamed Salah's declaration concern changed their approach.

The Manchester United winger, past astatine Ajax, had impressed with the Dutch outfit and had respective clubs keeping tabs connected his situation. Erik 10 Hag had conscionable moved to Old Trafford and was determined to bring Antony with him.

Liverpool excessively were tracking his concern and had shortlisted the 24-year-old arsenic a imaginable replacement for Salah. Back past the Egyptian, who had conscionable been named the Premier League's champion player, was looking to motion a bumper contract, but was stalling connected a caller deal.

Eventually Salah put pen to insubstantial to stay astatine Liverpool - but until past they were considering Antony arsenic his replacement - lone for their involvement to extremity erstwhile the Egyptian made his decision.

Pedroso told winwin.com : "Yes, this communicative has a ground successful truth. No (negotiations stopped as), Salah renewed his declaration astatine the clip with Liverpool, and that made Antony's determination to Liverpool impossible."

That summertime Antony would determination to Manchester for much than £80million aft the subordinate himself went connected onslaught to unit done the determination and Ten Hag underlined his determination to bring the Brazilian with him successful his archetypal summer.

Antony would people connected his debut arsenic the Red Devils saw disconnected Arsenal, but that was arsenic bully arsenic it got for the forward. He has since been regularly criticised and is viewed arsenic 1 of the biggest flops successful the Premier League epoch with his aboriginal present unclear aft Ten Hag's sacking.

Antony had been identified and profiled during the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer epoch - and they deemed him a subordinate worthy successful the portion connected £20m. They ended paying astir 4 times that to yet onshore his services, but helium hasn't provided a instrumentality connected that investment.

Several ex-players, the likes of Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, person criticised the determination to motion Antony, which volition spell down arsenic 1 of the worst of the modern era. Neville had besides hammered the Glazers for signing disconnected connected specified a determination pursuing successive losses to statesman that season.

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