With Manchester United needing an attacking reinforcement this summer, it was almost inevitable for them to be linked with Antony, who excelled under Erik ten Hag at Ajax.
The Red Devils eventually went for the Brazilian, and paid the Dutch side a huge fee for the forward, who has yet to fully live up to it.
Adaptation was always going to take time, and while he has scored for Manchester United here and there, the rest of his game still needs some work for him to truly shine in the Premier League.
One of the main criticism he has faced since arriving in England has been for his showboating, especially at times when it hasn’t really been warranted, and Paolo Di Canio was the latest to have a go at him for it.
Speaking on Sky Sport Italia, relayed by Goal in Italy, he said: “€100m to see him feint with his little legs is too much. He does pirouettes on himself. He risks breaking his own ligaments without the intervention of his opponents.”
The 22-year-old, since arriving at Manchester United has found the back of the net five times and assisted one goal in 23 games, which is a stark contract to his impressive 24 goals and 22 assists in 82 appearances for Ajax.
It will certainly take him some time to adapt to the Premier League fully, but there is a wide belief that when he does, he should return to having a similar impact to the one he had in the Eredivisie.
