Antony is Klopp's replacement for Salah, and Liverpool are glad not to buy it! Expose Manchester United's wash price

British media revealed that during Klopp's tenure at Liverpool, he considered bringing in winger Antony, who now plays for Manchester United, to replace Salah, who had problems with contract renewal at that time. But in the end, Salah signed a three-year contract with a salary of more than £350,000 a week in July 2022, and Antony's deal was put to an end.

According to The Times, Liverpool's negotiations with Salah three years ago for a new contract did not go well, and at some stage of the negotiations, the chances of a deal were considered small. At the time, Jurgen Klopp had considered signing Antony from Ajax, who was one of the favourites to replace Mohamed Salah.

However, Ajax's asking price for Antony is extremely high, and Liverpool don't have that much money and they will now be glad they didn't sign the Brazilian. Eight weeks later, United spent €100 million to sign the Brazilian right-winger for Ten Hag. Since joining Manchester United, Antony has failed to make the impact he deserves, scoring just 12 goals in 87 games so far.

The 54-year-old Dutchman had also lost faith in his favourite before Ten Hag's departure, with the 24-year-old Antony rarely used this season, starting just one game against League One Barnsley in the Carabao Cup and coming off the bench in the remaining four appearances. Of course, last season's FA Cup draw against Liverpool was one of Antony's rare highlights at Manchester United.

Gary Neville sees Antony as one of the worst transfers in the club's history: "I think Ten Hag brought in two of the worst transfers in Manchester United's history, the signing of Casemiro and Antony. After back-to-back defeats to Brentford and Brighton in charge, they panicked to sign the two players for between £140 million and £150 million. I hope I'm wrong, I hope Casemiro can do well in four or five years at the club, I hope Antony can do well. But it was these signings that forced United to return to the transfer market and sign Manuel Ugarte and other players at a high price. Ten Hag's bosses are also to blame, because if such a high transfer fee and weekly salary are required, they should firmly refuse."

There have been reports that the winger is leaving Manchester United and the club are willing to sell him in the January transfer window. According to the Daily Star, new boss Ruben Amorim does not appreciate Anthony and he agreed to the club selling him to the "highest bidder".

That means United could sell the Brazilian for a bargain price as he earns up to £200,000 a week. Based on Antony's performance during his time at Manchester United, it is unlikely that too many clubs will be interested in bringing in Antony, so the British media said that Manchester United are also willing to rent out Antony as long as there is a mandatory buyout clause.

Interestingly, Liverpool's contract with Salah is once again close to expiration, but it's hard to imagine Slot bringing in Antony to replace him. Antony's agent, Júnior Pedroso, meanwhile, insists that Antony, who still has two and a half years left on his contract, is not thinking of leaving, and that he wants to get a better performance under new boss Amorim.

There are also some Manchester United fans who are counting on Amorim to activate players in the squad who have not performed well, such as Antony, Rashford, Zirkze and others. Mr. 100 million was deployed at right wing-back in the first training session of the new manager, a position that many felt might suit his style.

However, realistically speaking, the 39-year-old Portuguese young coach is an excellent manager, but he is not an "alchemist", it is impossible to turn a stone into gold and rejuvenate everyone, and it is already commendable if one or two "parallel goods" can be improved. In Antony's place, Amorim is rumoured to want Manchester United to bring in 17-year-old Sporting prodigy Giovanni Kunda.