Manchester United have announced that they have reached agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Antony, subject to a medical, player terms being finalised, and international clearance.
Ajax will receive an initial £81.3m for Antony, with a further £4.2m payable in adds on taking the overall cost of the deal to an eye-watering £85.5m, a fee just short of United’s club record £89m outlay on Paul Pogba in 2016.
Antony has 31 goals and 27 assists in 134 club appearances for Ajax and Sao Paulo, and two goals and two assists in nine senior appearances for his native Brazil.
