Antony has accused his former club of ‘unlawful’ behaviour (Picture: Getty Images)
Manchester United forward Antony has taken his former club Ajax to court, claiming that they unlawfully fined him a large amount of money before his move to Old Trafford.
The Brazil international made a £85m switch from the Dutch giants to the Red Devils in 2022.
There was a fairly lengthy build-up to the deal being done and the season had already started by the time Antony made his move.
As negotiations went on, the winger became frustrated with how long they were taken and missed training sessions, with Ajax fining him for being absent without the club’s consent.
The transfer was completed, with Manchester United announcing his arrival on 1 September, with Ajax taking the fines out of his final pay packet.
Antony is now suing Ajax for ‘unlawful’ behaviour, according to Dutch publication AD, with reports suggesting the fines were worth ‘a few hundred thousand euros’.
The case has already started, with the hearing beginning on Monday after Antony had first contracted an arbitration committee six months ago.
Antony won two Eredivisie titles with Ajax (Picture: Getty Images)
The Brazilian made an immediate impact after his big-money move to the Premier League, scoring on his debut in a 3-1 win over Arsenal.
He scored again in defeat to Manchester City and a victory over Everton, with his tally standing on an encouraging three goals in his first six appearances for the club.
Things went quite spectacularly downhill from there, though, falling out of favour under previous manager Erik ten Hag and remaining so under the current boss Ruben Amorim.
Antony has not lived up to his enormous price tag (Picture: Getty Images)
Last season saw him make 29 Premier League appearances and score just once in the top flight and he is yet to start a league game this season, making six substitute appearances.
His only goal this campaign came in a 7-0 thrashing of Barnsley in the League Cup.
The 24-year-old signed a contract until 2027 when he arrived from Ajax, with the club holding an option to extend it by a further year.