Ratcliffe personally spearheading Man Utd move for “wonderful” 60m Antony replacement

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Saturday’s 1-1 draw between Manchester United and Burnley was far from ideal, as Vincent Kompany—a former Manchester City star who is now the Clarets boss—managed to sour the atmosphere at Old Trafford by taking home a share of the spoils.

Both teams tried an incredible 43 attempts in the thrilling Premier League match, but Burnley’s equalizer—which saw Andre Onana knock a Clarets player down before Zeki Amdouni scored the penalty—will have infuriated Erik ten Hag, who was already under pressure.

But without the former Ajax custodian, Kompany’s relegation-threatened team very well may have pulled off an unexpected victory at the Theatre of the Dreams, leaving the Red Devils somewhat grateful that Antony scored to salvage a point at the conclusion of yet another difficult match.

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However, Antony’s time as a Man United supporter may be coming to an end, particularly if Sir Jim Ratcliffe splashes the cash on this incredible makeover.


News about Man United transfers
From a Red Devils standpoint, there are a lot of transfer whispers circulating, even if Ten Hag’s status as team captain for the upcoming season is uncertain.

A possible addition to strengthen Man United’s defence is Jeremie Frimpong, a full-back for Bayer Leverkusen who just won the Bundesliga title under the brilliant coaching of Xabi Alonso.

Olise, Man, UTD, and Bakakayoko
However, Michael Olise is a name that Red Devils fans will recognise as an upgrade above yesterday’s goal scorer. According to a report from The Mirror, United admires the former Reading player, and Ratcliffe is leading a possible £60 million bid for the player.

The 22-year-old Crystal Palace winger has dazzling Premier League defenders everytime he’s been picked, and he could only become better in Manchester despite missing significant portions of the season due to recurrent hamstring issues.

Sheffield United vs. Antony Man
But even if the Brazilian forward scored against Burnley, he hasn’t been able to establish himself in ten Hag’s first team this season, so this may be the end for him.

How Michael Olise compares to Antony Olise has started for the Eagles this season and has outperformed Antony in terms of stats, even though he has played in much less games than the contentious 24-year-old.

While Olise has a superior seven goals from 11 less matches, Antony’s shot into the Clarets goal was his first goal of the Premier League season after 27 appearances.


Remarkably, Olise has only started 11 of those matches; he has also contributed four assists to Antony’s subpar performance.

In addition, Ten Hag’s team has seen less success from the South American in Antony’s deceptive, showboat-based style than the Palace number seven has been able to provide thus far in this inconsistent season.

According to FBRef, the much sought-after 22-year-old has surpassed his subpar Man United counterpart in terms of shot-creating actions and progressive carries throughout the last year per ninety minutes.

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With 5.72 SCAs to Antony’s lower 3.81 and 5.04 progressive carries to the former Ajax player’s 3.71, Olise surpasses Antony.

Even his former boss, Roy Hodgson, praised the breakthrough Palace star last season, calling him “wonderful” after the winger’s three goals at Elland Road tore Leeds United to pieces.

Despite Man United’s intense desire, the Frenchman has a massive £60 million price tag above his head from the Eagles, who are fighting furiously to hang onto their star player. It won’t be easy for them to get a deal done for his services.

However, previous rumours have indicated that the former Reading winger is eager to transfer to the red side of Manchester, therefore Ratcliffe may approve this deal very soon.

Michael Olise Crystal Palace announced his transfer to the Premier League.
Given Olise’s advantages over the unpredictable Antony, £60m seems like a steal in comparison to the outrageous £86m spent on him in the past.

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