He can play his opponents light-footedly dizzy and this ability cost Manchester United almost 100 million euros. Antony dos Santos, or Antony for short, is the most spectacular personnel of the summer transfer merry-go-round. The 22-year-old Brazilian international striker joined the Red Devils from Ajax Amsterdam, where he is reunited with his former coach Erik Ten Hag.
Thanks for the beautiful game.
We enjoyed it, @Antony00 ⚽️️
– AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) September 1, 2022
The Dutch record champions bid farewell to their star with a “Thank you, Antony” in Portuguese.
Via Twitter, Antony promised to give his all for Manchester
with blood, sweat and tears.
Thursday evening the transfer period ended in Germany, Spain, Italy, England and France. There, from now on, only clubless players may be signed.
After his introduction to the traditional club, Antony said: “My dream has come true. I am really grateful for the support and trust everyone here has shown in me. I want to make history here.”
It is also clear that world star Cristiano Ronaldo will remain with ManchesterUnited. The second most expensive professionals were Frenchmen Wesley Fofana, who moved from Leicester City to Chelsea FC, and Aurélien Tchouameni, who AS Monaco sold to Real Madrid. In return, the royals gave Casemiro to Manchester United.
You heard it here first. FofanaIsChelsea
– Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 31, 2022
Fofana said on Twitter that Chelsea FC were made for winning titles. And he had come to win.
German summer record: Matthijs de Ligt
The most expensive Bundesliga transfer was made by Bayern Munich in the form of defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus Turin. De Ligt gave an insight into his emotional life in an interview published by the club on Thursday.
️ “I appreciate the way FCBayern sees football” ⚪
️ @mdeligt_04 interviewed by Säbener51: https://t.co/lqH7qe4qRtMiaSanMia
– FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) September 1, 2022
In total, eight of the ten most expensive players of the summer moved to the financially soft-bedded Premier League.
The Premier League invested around 2.2 billion euros in new players, more than the leagues in Germany, Spain and Italy combined.
The 18 clubs in the German Bundesliga spent 480 million euros on summer transfers.
⏳ Today at 6pm the summer transfer period of the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga ends.
This is how a player transfer works in German professional football with TOR, the transfer online registration system ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/BNadM8h75t
– DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (@DFL_Official) September 1, 2022
Fofana and Co. will have their first showcase on the international stage in the Champions League group stage opener next week.