Antony ‘closes in on loan move to Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce’ as Man United finally get set to offload £86m flop – with Brazilian winger ‘desperate to depart Old Trafford’
- Antony has endured a disastrous time at Man United since returning in 2022
- The Brazilian winger has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford in recent months
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According to reports, Antony wants to leave Manchester United on loan to revive his career.
The 24-year-old Brazilian winger has endured a disastrous spell at Old Trafford since joining from Ajax for £86million in 2022.
He has played just one minute in the Premier League so far this season and seems to have clearly fallen out of favour under Erik ten Hag.
The 24-year-old player is said to be in the spotlight this summer, as several clubs are interested.
And according to The sunFenerbahce, led by former United manager Jose Mourinho, are the favourites to secure Antony’s side.
Brazilian winger Antony reportedly pushing for a loan move to Manchester United
Antony has endured a disastrous time at Old Trafford since joining from Ajax for £86million in 2022
José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce are the frontrunners in the race for the 24-year-old
The report states that Antony has informed United that he wants to leave and that the club are willing to do a loan deal.
There is also said to be interest in the winger from his old club Ajax, as well as from teams from Spain, France and Saudi Arabia.
However, Fenerbahce are seen as favourites as their transfer window is open until Friday.
Antony, who has a contract until 2027, is expected to earn around £200,000-a-week at Old Trafford, a wage that is likely to mean he will have to wait until next summer before making a permanent move.
Besides the Mourinho angle, a move to Fenerbahce is even more interesting as he would play alongside his former United teammate Fred in Istanbul.
The Red Devils will also play against the Turkish powerhouse in the group stage of the Europa League in October.
Ten Hag pushed for Antony’s arrival in 2022 after they worked together at Ajax
But it just hasn’t worked out for Antony, who has scored five Premier League goals
In total, Antony, who was brought in at Ten Hag’s request following their spell at Ajax, has scored 11 goals in 83 games for United, with just five of those coming in the Premier League.
The winger is behind Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo in the pecking order and a move to Turkey could provide the perfect platform for the 16-cap Brazil international to revive his career.