Antony has been extremely underwhelming since his £86m move from Ajax in the summer of 2022. He has managed just 12 goals and five assists in the 87 appearances he has made for United.
A report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that United are prepared to cut their losses and part ways with the 24-year-old.
Such is the level of United’s desperation to offload the Brazilian that they’re even willing to sanction a loan exit during the winter transfer window.
It recently emerged that United are interested in using Antony as a makeweight in a January deal to land Flamengo youngster Lorran, who is in high demand.
However, this claim has been rubbished by journalist Jorge Nicola, who insists that Antony does not want to depart Old Trafford and any talks of a potential swap arrangement involving Lorran are wide of the mark.
According to Nicola [via SportWitness], he contacted Antony’s agent, Junior Pedroso, who re-affirmed his client’s commitment to the 20-time English champions despite the ongoing uncertainty over his future.
“Let’s change the subject and talk about a speculation that comes from England, and the account that Lorran, a Flamengo player, is of interest to Manchester United.”
“From there, United could use Antony as a currency to hire the 18-year-old player. I confess that I found the story there weird, after all, Lorran is valued at €12m, and Anthony was bought for €100m.”
“Anyway, I thought it was better to look for Junior Pedroso, who is Antony’s representative, to know if there was any search, any inquiry, if this story has any meaning.”
“The answer was that Antony has no intention of leaving Manchester United.”
Nicola added, “The club has just changed coach, Ruben Amorim, who was Sporting’s commander, was hired, was presented now at the FIFA date, and from there a new possibility opens up for Anthony to be better used. He has another two and a half years of contract with the English club and intends to continue.”
Antony is reportedly set for showdown talks with the club over his very limited playing time this season, which has seen him amass just 27 minutes of Premier League action.
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