Chelsea scout Piet de Visser has revealed that the Blues attempted to sign Antony long before his move to Manchester United this summer, but missed out on his signature as he opted to join Ajax instead.
Antony joined the Red Devils this summer for an initial fee of £82million, which could climb past £86m with add-ons, having made a name for himself for Ajax over two seasons in the Eredivisie after joining from Sao Paulo in 2020.
But it has now been revealed that Chelsea were keen on signing the 22-year-old before losing out to the Dutch outfit, in what has very much become their loss and United’s gain ever since.
