Manchester United announce signing of Antony for 100 million euros

By Gabriela Gonçalves / 30/08/2022 / 1 minute reading

Football player Antony, a former São Paulo tricolor player, was signed for 100 million euros by English club Manchester United. São Paulo - to whom the player belonged - will profit more from this signing than they pocketed in the previous negotiation, with Ajax.

This Tuesday (30), Manchester United and Ajax announced the agreement that transfers Antony – striker for the Brazilian national team – to United for 100 million euros. São Paulo, the team that sold the player to Ajax, will receive almost R$100 million for the negotiation. This because, When Antony was sold, the Brazilian team managed to include a clause in the contract obliging the Dutch to pay 20% of the profit from the player's sale.

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“Manchester United has reached an agreement with Ajax to sign Antony, pending a medical examination, completion of the terms of the contract with the player and international (administrative) formalities,” the team said in a statement.

An agreement has been reached for the transfer of @ Antony00 🤝🔴#MUFC
- Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 30

Antony's transfer was the most expensive in the Dutch league – it even surpassed the amount Barcelona paid Ajax to sign Frenkie de Jong. The signing comes after Ajax refused Manchester United's proposal three times.

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São Paulo sold Antony to Ajax two years ago for 16 million euros – and now they will profit again.

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