Ajax and Manchester United have reached an agreement about the transfer of Antony Matheus dos Santos. The transfer is subject to medical and contractual details of both clubs and player. The winger is under contract at Ajax until June 30, 2025. Ajax have agreed a transfer fee of € 95 million. Including add-ons, the fee could rise until € 100 million.
Antony was born on the 24th of February, 2000 in São Paulo, Brazil. The attacker came to Ajax from São Paulo FC in 2020. On the 13th of September 2020, Antony made his official debut in the first team against Sparta (0-1). He scored the only and winning goal. He played 82 official matches for Ajax in which he scored 24 times.
With Ajax, Antony became champions of The Netherlands two times, in 2021 and 2022. He also won the Dutch Cup in 2021.
Ever since his time at São Paulo, Ajax striker Antony has had a special bond with Larissa, a ten-year-old girl from Brazil. Ajax invited Larissa to travel to Amsterdam and meet up with Antony, to spend some quality time with him in the Netherlands.
Antony was chosen as the King of the Match for Ajax - Feyenoord, partly thanks to his winning goal in the final minutes of the game. Our cameraman followed the Brazilian throughout the match and that resulted in these fantastic images.
Nutmegs, fabulous dribbles and glorious goals - these sum up Antony's calendar year. The Brazilian was one of the emerging stars this past year. We've put together all his assists and goals from 2021.