Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan claims Antony has been a “waste of money” and done “nothing” since joining Manchester United.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure from Manchester United in 2013, the Red Devils have made multiple transfer market blunders.
So far, Antony will go down as one of the worst, with Erik ten Hag bringing him to Manchester United from Ajax for an estimated £85 million in the summer of 2022.
Since joining the Premier League from the Eredivisie, the Brazil international has scored five goals and provided three assists in 55 appearances.
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Jordan has also accused the Manchester United winger of accomplishing “nothing” at Old Trafford, claiming that Ten Hag must explain why the Brazilian has been a complete “waste of money”.
Jordan, the former Crystal Palace chairman, stated on talkSPORT: “Of course, there is pressure and expectation because when you spend a lot of money on players, you naturally anticipate huge results.
“If a footballer worth £25 million does not succeed there’s less noise around it. In this instance, with Antony, at £25m he would have been a bad buy because he’s been poor and everything about him has been poor.
“He has brought nothing. What else has he delivered to Manchester United besides headlines? There is certainly nothing on the football field.
“So at £25m you would be saying it’s a waste of money, at £85m you’ve got to look at the manager and ask why he bought him, especially as he knew him.”
Manchester United manager Ten Hag appreciated Antony’s performance against Barnsley and stated that the Brazilian will be considered for a start against Crystal Palace this weekend.
Ten Hag stated, “He fought for his place.” First and foremost, he earned it [in] training, and today, on the pitch, he shown his commitment to us and his will to battle for his spot.
“He had some positive activities. He shown that he can deal with this, with the pressure, and I believe it is a positive indicator.
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