£84m signing and new role for 24-year-old: How Man United could lineup this season

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Regardless of what happens between now and the end of the summer transfer window next week, Manchester United will lineup as a much-changed side under new boss Erik ten Hag.

The Red Devils have already secured four new senior signings, including bringing in Casemiro from Real Madrid in a deal worth a whopping £63m.

However, even though the transfer window is set to close next week, the Red Devils’ business does not appear to be over, just yet.

Prioritising Ajax winger Antony as their next big signing following the arrival of Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Tyrell Malacia and Lisandro Martinez, ten Hag is understood to be eager to be reunited with the 22-year-old Brazilian.

According to a recent report from The Sun, despite weeks of back-and-forth negotiations, United have finally met the Eredivisie champions’ £84m asking price with a move for the South American now on the verge of being agreed.

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It isn’t just incomings that the United-faithful are expecting though. There could be one notable outgoing.

Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been unhappy at the club ever since they failed to qualify for this season’s Champions League, and although he has faced a turbulent summer, as we exclusively reported, we understand the five-time Ballon d’Or is now close to re-joining his former club Sporting Lisbon.

Should everything go to plan, Ronaldo will get his wish and move to a club competing in this season’s Champions League and Antony will make his long-awaited move the other way.

If United can get both of these proposed deals across the line, we have predicted how ten Hag may line his strongest 11 up, which includes Marcus Rashford being handed the responsibility of leading the Dutchman’s line.

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33 Comments

  1. Lovely line up man united should pls sign Anthony as materials that match Erik ten philosophy style of play so far all is target can be giving to him that he requested for, it remains only Anthony pls sign him, we wasted time on de jong to a stage of Barça using us for advert. Remember it’s nt only for dis season we want to sign it for I mean Anthony,is a quality player that we need in attacking football in Manchester United

  2. We need a good right winger and Antony is good
    then a right back Vanderson of Monaco is also good or Dest any good one pls mufc make it happen

    1. ERIK PHILOSOPHY METHOD OF PLAY IS TO A SIGN OF A MAN FUL OF DIVINE WISDOM. IF ANTONY KOMES. RONLDO MAY BE FORCED TO STAY. TO ME I DNT SEE RONALDO LEAVING. ‘NO’.

  3. Erik ten Hag is proving to be a manager of grit and determination and slowly but surely getting his targets
    right. If Anthony is acquired and maybe Gakpo also, it will tremendously strengthen the squad.
    Frenkie de Jong, by deciding to stay in Barcelona is just missing the boat and let him stay at the mercy of the club with accumulated wage arrears continuing to grow and let his “charity” continue.

    1. Offcouse but let us pray for young Greenwood to come back, we are all human you never what will happen tomorrow . He will provides for the team with lateral offensive figure

  4. Manchester united need a new right back though Diego dalot is trying his best we still need a new right back please mufc

  5. Very good squared and formation. Please Maguire should be totally dropped from United’s first eleven.

  6. Let united please get Antony and hopefully gakpo before transfer closed we really need man u to be great again and be competing for championships league trophy and elp and not eruopa. Tag hag is going to take us back to are peak if only we can give him chance to justify himself

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