JAKARTA Manchester United believes Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Old Trafford after they bring in Casemiro and Antony from Ajax Amsterdam.
Cristiano Ronaldo is currently rumored to still want to leave the Red Devils after their poor start to the season. His agent Jorge Mendes is moving to find a new club this summer, but fruitless.
However, the current situation has changed after Manchester United signed Antony from Ajax for a dowry of £85.5 million. The Brazilian is the fifth player to be bought by Manchester United this season.
The series of names brought in made MU officials hope that Ronaldo could see their ambitions in this transfer window. Especially the club has broken the club's transfer record by spending a total of 207 million pounds.
Before Antony, Manchester United had already obtained Casemiro, badminton Malacia, Leandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen. Later will follow Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka who will join the loan status.
Ronaldo had previously asked to leave because he wanted to play in the European Champions League. He was also briefly linked with several clubs, but never materialized.
In the last two games, coach Erik Ten Hag played the Portugal international from the bench. The two matches, namely when they won over Liverpool and Southampton.
Meanwhile, Antony's cynical purchase received a response from Ajax coach Alfred Schreuder. He lashed out at Manchester United for spending a lot of money on Antony.
"The amount is crazy. United also paid more than 100 million euros for Sancho. If that's the case, you can pay it for him [Antony] too. Are the players worthy of that flag? No," he said, reported by The Sun.
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