Antony has been left out of Ajax's matchday squad for Sunday lunchtime's clash with Sparta Rotterdam amid reports he has gone on strike at the club in a bid to force a move to Manchester United.
The winger, who joined the Dutch club from Sao Paulo in 2020, has not been named in either the starting line-up or on the substitutes bench as Ajax go in search of a third successive Eredivisie victory. He is reported to have also missed training on Friday and Saturday.
United, who are on the cusp of completing the signing of Casemiro from Real Madrid, were heavily interested in signing Antony at the start of the transfer window, but their interest cooled after Ajax slapped an eye-watering price tag on his head. However, the Reds have rekindled their interest over the past week or so and reports in the Netherlands suggested that recently saw an €80million bid for his services rejected.
