Manchester United ‘ready to close purchase’ – Offer to be ‘made official in next few hours’

Manchester United suffered second a straight league defeat at the hands of Brentford on August 13th.

Two days later, GOAL Brasil reported Ajax’s Antony is the ‘direct request’ of Erik ten Hag.

Since then, several reports have explained Manchester United made a €80m bid for the winger, but that was still turned down by the Dutch champions.

Meanwhile, the Red Devils have found an agreement with Real Madrid for the transfer of Casmeiro.

A latest report from GOAL Brasil states that after agreeing a deal for Casemiro, Manchester United are ‘ready to close the purchase’ of his compatriot, Antony.

It’s claimed the Premier League side are ‘preparing a new offer’ for the 22-year-old, which should be ‘made official in the next few hours’.

Having seen their bid rejected by the Amsterdam club, United have ‘promised to improve their proposal’.

Ten Hag’s side are keen to secure the wideman’s services. This, coupled with Antony’s interest to make a switch to Old Trafford could result in a ‘positive outcome for United soon’.

Ajax face Sparta Rotterdam today and GOAL say Antony could be left out of the squad for the weekend tie.