Ex-Premier League owner slams ‘waste of money’ Manchester United signing

Louis SealeyPublished Sep 18, 2024, 9:35am|Updated Sep 18, 2024, 9:36am

Erik 10 Hag signing Antony has been accused of bringing ‘nothing’ to Manchester United by a erstwhile Premier League owner.

Antony became 1 of the astir costly signings successful Premier League past erstwhile helium completed an £82m determination to Old Trafford from Ajax successful 2022.

The Brazilian winger scored 24 goals and made 22 assists successful 82 appearances for Ajax and played nether Ten Hag earlier the manager near to articulation United.

Given his interaction for Ajax – wherever helium besides scored 7 goals successful 11 Champions League games – Antony was expected to flourish astatine Manchester United but that has failed to materialise.

Antony registered conscionable 5 Premier League goals crossed his archetypal 2 seasons astatine Old Trafford and is yet to commencement a league crippled truthful acold this term, though helium did unfastened his relationship for the run successful the 7-0 FA Cup thrashing implicit League One broadside Barnsley.

Ten Hag recently admitted Antony was increasing ‘impatient’ implicit his reduced relation astatine United but erstwhile Crystal Palace proprietor Simon Jordan believes helium needs to bash mode much to prevention his Premier League career.

‘Of people determination is simply a unit and of people determination is an anticipation due to the fact that if you walk large wealth connected players, people you expect large outcomes,’ helium told talkSPORT.

‘If a £25m footballer doesn’t win there’s little sound astir it. In this instance, with Antony, astatine £25m helium would person been a atrocious bargain due to the fact that he’s been mediocre and everything astir him has been poor.

‘He’s brought nothing. What has helium brought to Manchester United beside headlines? Certainly thing connected the shot field.

‘So astatine £25m you would beryllium saying it’s a discarded of money, astatine £85m you’ve got to look astatine the manager and inquire wherefore helium bought him, particularly arsenic helium knew him.’

Ten Hag praised Antony’s show against Barnsley and said helium ‘would not hesitate’ to see starting him successful Manchester United’s adjacent Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace this weekend.

‘He fought for his place,’ Ten Hag said. ‘First of all, helium earned it [in] grooming and, today, connected the pitch, helium showed helium is with america and helium wants to combat for his place.

‘He had immoderate bully actions. He showed helium tin woody with this, with the pressure, and I deliberation that’s a bully sign.’

On Saturday evening United look a Crystal Palace broadside who are inactive searching for their archetypal Premier League triumph of the caller season.

Oliver Glasner’s broadside person drawn their past 2 games – against Leicester City and Chelsea – pursuing 2 successive defeats.

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