Manchester United have landed Antony in a megabucks deal after months of speculation - but the Premier League giants could have bagged the Brazilian winger back in 2020 for a bargain fee.
The Old Trafford hierarchy have pushed heavily to sign Antony this summer at Erik ten Hag's behest. Once it became clear that United were in need of attacking reinforcements, the Dutchman identified the versatile forward as one of his primary transfer targets and was determined to make a deal happen.
Antony registered 22 goal contributions to help Ajax to the Eredivisie title last year and, unsurprisingly, the Dutch champions were reluctant to part ways with their prized attacking asset.
