MOSCOW, Aug 30 Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Marco van Basten says that the Ajax player Antoni, who is close to moving to the English Manchester United for 95 million euros, is not worth that kind of money. Earlier, the Dutch Ajax reported that they had reached an agreement with the Red Devils on the transfer of the 22-year-old Brazilian for 95 million euros. Taking into account additional payments, the amount may increase to 100 million. This will be a record deal for Dutch clubs and the biggest transfer in the world in the current transfer window. The striker will have to undergo a medical examination and agree on the terms of a personal contract with Manchester United.
"Is Anthony worth 100 million euros? Not even close. He didn't show anything special. Of course, he had some good matches. But in the last two years, he had a low efficiency. He loses the ball very often and makes mistakes. The winger can lose the ball, but there is a limit to everything. If you dribble every time you get the ball and you lose it seven out of ten times. <…> You need to pay attention to how often he loses the ball", van Basten quotes As.
Antoni moved to Ajax in 2020 from the Brazilian São Paulo, played for Amsterdam in 82 matches, in who scored 24 goals and gave 22 assists, winning the Dutch championship twice. He has nine caps for Brazil.