Negotiations to renew Mohamed Salah and Liverpool in 2022 faltered, to the point that the Reds management began to look for options to succeed the “Egyptian King” at Anfield.
At this moment, Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool’s coach at the time, intervened and presented a proposal to the management in the name of the Brazilian Antony to be a deal to replace Salah at the English club.
This is what the newspaper “The Times” reported, which confirmed that the proposal to contract with Antony was 100% Klopp’s idea, and if the Liverpool management had not reached an agreement with Salah on the renewal at the time, the Brazilian would have joined from Ajax.
During the summer of 2022, Erik ten Hag arrived to coach Manchester United to succeed Ralph Rangnick, and at that time he requested to contract with the Ajax star during his reign, and his desire was fulfilled for more than 80 million euros.
Fortunately for Liverpool, Salah renewed his contract and Ten Hag convinced United to sign Antony, otherwise the Reds would have won the “worst deal” in the Premier League in recent years.
Antony has not offered anything since joining United that would even match half the price paid for him, and has become an outcast among the Red Devils fans who see him as far less than a regular at Old Trafford.
The 24-year-old has played 87 games in all competitions over two years with United, scoring just 12 goals and providing five assists.
This season, the player has only played 115 minutes in five games, scoring just one goal, and his situation is expected to become more complicated with Ten Hag’s departure and the arrival of Ruben Amorim to lead United.
