It quickly became clear that Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag had no qualms about turning to his former club, Ajax, in a bid to strengthen his new squad in the summer.
Ten Hag has raided his old club twice since departing Amsterdam: First, Lisandro Martinez was prised away from the Dutch champions for £57million before a deal that could eclipse £85m was eventually struck for Brazilian winger Antony.
Ajax dug their heels in over the latter, but Antony was always Ten Hag's primary target once it became clear that United were in need of attacking reinforcements, with the Dutchman determined to land the forward who fired the Eredivisie giants to a third title in four years last term.
And while Antony's Manchester United career is still very much in its infancy, it's already abundantly clear why Ten Hag was willing to do whatever it took to land the highly-rated 22-year-old.
Antony made an instant impact at Old Trafford by netting on his debut against Arsenal last month - and he capped his stunning start to life on these shores by making club history during Sunday night's 2-1 win over Everton.
While Cristiano Ronaldo's match-winning 700th career goal stole the headlines, it was Antony who promptly restored parity for Manchester United following Alex Iwobi's early stunner. And that sweet first-half strike means the wide man has become the first player in the club's history to score in each of his first three Premier League appearances.
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Only Marcus Rashford (five) has chalked up more goals than the three strikes Antony has already plundered this term. But the forward's electrifying start to life in the top flight should come as no surprise to Ten Hag, who tipped Antony for greatness before he had even kicked a ball in a Manchester United shirt.
After watching Antony notch 12 goals and 10 assists in 33 appearances last term, Ten Hag was adamant that the 22-year-old could come up trumps in the Premier League - and he even believed that the former Sao Paulo man would have no issues in adapting to the rigours of English football. Already, that prediction is looking pretty shrewd.
Speaking about Antony on transfer deadline day last month, Ten Hag insisted: "He proved himself already. Champions League, Brazilian national team and Olympic gold medalist. Brazil has a number of players so highly talented. You can select two or three teams and he can deal with the pressure. He will bring temperament and creativity.
"Also for him, it is a new start and has to adapt to the team, to the Premier League and to the high intensity. But I'm sure he will adapt."
