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Dan Brown

Ajax duo Jurrien Timber and Brian Brobbey shut down mention of Manchester United star Antony

When Ajax summer signing Calvin Bassey mentioned Antony's name during the Eredivisie side’s FIFA 23 ratings reveal he was immediately shut down by two of his teammates.

Manchester United signed the Brazilian winger towards the end of the transfer window, with the United and Ajax eventually agreeing to a €100million (£85.5m) deal for the 22-year-old. Antony was desperate to link-up with his former manager Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford, and even skipped Ajax training in a bid to force a move.

Ajax were annoyed about the nature of Antony’s departure, particularly having also lost Lisandro Martinez to United earlier in the summer.

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