Ajax are standing agency of their valuation of Brazilian ahead Antony and have rejected a brand new provide from Manchester United, sources have confirmed to 90min.
The Brazilian has lengthy been supervisor Erik ten Hag’s most popular attacking signing – as 90min confirmed earlier this summer season – and the curiosity has remained all summer season on United’s half, regardless of the membership taking a look at a bunch of different choices within the final month.
United have been prepared to satisfy Ajax’s then asking value of €80m on the finish of July, however then following a board assembly, the Dutch champions determined to up their valuation to €92m (£78m).
Such a determine can be a membership document sale, breaking the £77m mark Barcelona paid in 2019 for Frenkie de Jong, who’s coincidentally one other participant United have been attempting to signal all summer season.
90min has been advised that Ajax are bracing themselves for United to return with a brand new bid earlier than the tip of the switch window. Antony is determined to hyperlink up with Ten Hag – who was his supervisor at Ajax till the tip of final season – but it surely stays to be seen if the Purple Devils will go as excessive as £78m.
Antony has unsurprisingly began the Dutch season in effective kind, with 4 targets and two assists from his six video games thus far.
