Antony 'takes legal action' against Ajax over his unpleasant transfer to Manchester United
Antony has reportedly filed an arbitration case against former club Ajax over fines imposed during his move to Manchester United.
The Brazilian winger and the Eredivisie giants faced off in court last Monday in Zeist, Netherlands, the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) confirmed.
Anthony He became unavailable for selection in the summer of 2022 as he awaited a big move to the Premier League.
Ajax allegedly withheld hundreds of thousands of pounds of unpaid wages, which Anthony considered illegal.
At the moment Anthony He reportedly skipped several training sessions before missing an Eredivisie match against Sparta Rotterdam despite not being injured.
Ajax believes that Antony was absent without leave during that period and that they were within their rights to fine him three times, deducting that money from his salary.
ADVERTISEMENT They claim the dispute has continued since he left the club and that the 24-year-old met the arbitration committee six months ago to set a January date.
Resolutions usually take about a month.
It was also claimed that United bid £51 million and £67 million before Ajax finally accepted a staggering £85 million for a player who had only spent two seasons in Europe, both outside the big five leagues.
Speech during the sagaThen-coach Alfred Schreuder said: “It's an absurd amount of money.
“It is not up to me whether we can also reject a higher offer.
“Then you have to be with the club management.”
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Schreuder's assessment turned out to be prophetic, as Antony is widely regarded as one of the worst value big money transfers in Premier League history.
Across three seasons at Old Trafford, he recorded 12 goals and five assists in 94 games, compared to 21 goals and 19 assists in 74 games at Ajax.
In six Premier League games this season, Antony is yet to score a goal.
He has regularly been linked with a move in recent transfer windows, with a switch in January to Greek side Olympiacos.
Antonio's movement saw him follow Erik ten Hag from Amsterdam to Manchester, but incredibly he was not the only one.
The club invested heavily in the Dutchman's former players, supporting him to also sign Lisandro Martínez, Noussair Mazraoui, André Onana and Matthijs de Ligt before his departure at the start of the current campaign.
