Manchester United signed six players over the summer but a striker did not walk through the doors at Carrington, despite the departure of Edinson Cavani.
United are light in that area and have used Marcus Rashford, normally a left-sided winger, in that position, for the most part, this season.
Erik ten Hag was desperate to add attacking options to his side in the final weeks of the transfer window and he finally landed on Antony, the winger he signed at Ajax and has now made United’s second most expensive transfer of all time.
Cody Gakpo, the PSV forward, was another player heavily linked with a move to United but mainly as an alternative if their pursuit of Antony failed.
Gakpo has started the 2022/23 season in inspired form and according to reports, United maintain their interest in the Dutch international.
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