Manchester United will allow Antony to leave on loan this summer as long as his salary is met, according to a report.
Antony joined United from Ajax for an initial £82m towards the end of the 2022 summer transfer window, joining Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford.
Despite a promising start that saw him score three goals in his first three Premier League games, Antony is now regarded as one of the worst signings by the Red Devils in recent years. In the 2023/24 season, he registered one goal and one assist in a Premier League campaign that saw United finish a club-record low of eighth.
ESPN now reports that United are willing to part with Antony temporarily, but only if an interested club is ready to take his salary for the new season.
The Brazilian, who failed to reach the finals of this summer's Copa America, is believed to be earning £70,000-a-week.
Antony is not the only United player on the chopping block, and the club are keen to replace a number of first-team players this summer as part of an 'extraction'.
Defenders Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka will all be allowed to leave for the right price, as will midfielders Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay.
United have already sold Mason Greenwood, Donny van de Beek, Willy Kambwala and Alvaro Fernandez, and Anthony Martial's nine-year stay at Old Trafford ended last month after the club decided not to renew his expiring contract.
In terms of signings, United confirmed the signings of Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro a few days ago. They may make fresh attempts to sign Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite and Bayern Munich's Matthijs de Ligt, but the feeling from within the club is that they will no longer be nervous in the transfer market under Sir Jim Ratcliffe's new football structure.
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