Fans brand Man United's £85m deal for Antony a 'waste of money' and 'daylight robbery' by Ajax

Ajax winger Antony is set to become Manchester United's fifth singing of the summer transfer window.

United have confirmed they have reached an agreement in principle with Ajax to sign the Brazil international, subject to him passing a medical, agreeing personal terms and receiving international clearance.

United have agreed a deal that will see them pay an initial fee of £80.75m for Antony, with a further £4.25m in add-ons, according to the BBC.

That fee would make the winger United's joint-second most expensive signing, alongside defender Harry Maguire, with Paul Pogba's £89m transfer from Juventus in 2016 still remaining the club record.

It would also be one of the highest fees ever paid by a Premier League club.

The deal, which is set to bank Ajax around €100m, has attracted criticism from some fans on social media.

An agreement has been reached for the transfer of @Antony00 🤝🔴#MUFC

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 30, 2022

"United the only club that can make the worst value transfer in history twice," wrote one fan on Twitter, presumably referring to Maguire's £85m move to United from Leicester in 2019.

"Top 10 worst transfers in history. Number 1: Antony to Man U for €100m," added another.

"Footy is mudded if this bloke is 100mil," wrote a third supporter.

Meanwhile, another wrote: "Fair play Ajax that's daylight robbery."

100m for a guy that hasn’t scored more than 20 goals.

— Jared Saya (@JaredSaya) August 28, 2022

Leaked: Antony in a United kit pic.twitter.com/SLwTuhx7m6

— george (@StokeyyG2) August 30, 2022

Top 10 worst transfers in history.
Number 1: Antony to Man U for €100M

— rageefffect - FUT trader 🇳🇴 (@rageefffect_) August 28, 2022

Footy is mudded if this bloke is 100mil

— Alex (@xAlexTHFC) August 28, 2022

100m 😭😭😭 fair play Ajax thats daylight robbery

— matt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🍻 (@thfcmxtt) August 28, 2022

100 million? This is outrageous

— Chuckie Lothian (@ChuckieOnline) August 28, 2022

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims Antony has already passed a medical with United and is set to sign a five-year deal at Old Trafford, with the option of a further year.

Despite the criticism from some supporters, United are said to be "delighted" to have agreed a deal for the Brazilian, according to the BBC's Simon Stone.

His arrival will take the club's summer spending to more than £210m, with Casemiro, Tyrell Malacia and Antony's former Ajax teammate Lisandro Martinez also arriving at Old Trafford this window along with free transfer Christian Eriksen.