Manchester United could allow Antony to leave the club on loan this summer as part of a squad overhaul, but only on their terms.
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- Antony available on loan deal
- Five players in last year of contract up for transfer
- Casemiro can also go for the right price
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WHAT HAPPENED?
A report from suggests that any club willing to pay £70,000 ($90,500) per week to cover Antony's wages can have the Brazilian for the duration of the 2024-25 campaign. It suggests the Old Trafford hierarchy aren't quite ready to sever ties with their second most expensive signing of all-time, who has fallen well short of justifying his immense 2022 price tag, but it speaks of a wider ruthlessness when it comes to decision-making.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
The same report notes that Casemiro, Harry Maguire, Christian Eriksen, Scott McTominay, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Victor Lindelof are all available for transfer this summer if a suitable offer is made. Casemiro has two years left on his contract, while the others are already in the final year of their respective deals. A longstanding Glazer policy where players would be kept, rather than moved on and replaced due to the balance of costs, is seemingly ending under the new sporting hierarchy.
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DID YOU KNOW?
United have already raised around £40 million ($51.7m) in player sales this summer through the departures of Mason Greenwood, Willy Kambwala, Donny van de Beek and Alvaro Fernandez.
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WHAT NEXT FOR MAN UTD?
With Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro signed for just shy of £90m ($116m) so far – before add-ons – further sales are almost certainly needed to boost the budget again. United remain in the market for another centre-back and will likely need significant reinforcement in central midfield if all the players who they are looking to move on actually leave.