Antony has emerged as a shock target for a club this summer amid intense transfer speculation.

Antony has been linked with a move away from Manchester United, having endured an underwhelming spell at Old Trafford since his whopping £86 million transfer in the summer of 2022.

He struggled for first-team action last season after making 44 appearances in all competitions in his debut campaign with the Red Devils.

A transfer away has been mooted, with Football Insider claiming Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr have registered their interest in a deal for Antony ahead of the summer transfer deadline.

Al Nassr have switched their attention to the Brazilian after failing to strike terms with Barcelona for Raphinha.

The Saudi Pro League side want to recruit a winger this summer, with the Premier League side thought to be prepared to offload the 24-year-old.

However, they are expected to make a loss on him with any potential sale.

The report also states that Man United are willing to let Antony leave on loan if his reported £100,000-a-week wages are covered.

Al Nassr aren’t the only club keeping tabs on him this summer.

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Despite scoring on his debut against Arsenal, Antony has largely failed to impress at Man United since his switch from Ajax.

He’s scored just 11 goals in 82 matches across all competitions.

Speaking last month, Erik ten Hag reflected on Antony as he remains confident that the player can succeed at the club.

“I don’t go over the budget. I’ve never even had a budget. At United, the budgets lie with the owners and management,” he explained.

“He certainly showed that potential in the first month: he scored three times in his first three games. After that it became more difficult, last season was not good. But I am still convinced that he has the potential to play at this club.”

Cristiano Ronaldo has earned a mindblowing amount of money since leaving Manchester United and moving to Saudi Arabia.

After a huge fall-out with manager Erik ten Hag, and a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo’s contract with United for his second spell was terminated by mutual consent.

He went into the 2022 World Cup as a free agent but was not without a club long, signing for Al Nassr.

The deal was confirmed on 30 December 2022 before he officially joined on 1 January 2023, with widespread reports claiming that he had become the highest-paid player in the world by some distance.

Ronaldo is believed to earn £177-million-a-year with Al Nassr, broken down further to around £3,403,846 per week.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been at Al Nassr for 73 weeks and according to the figures, has raked in a whopping £248 million since moving to the Middle East.

The reported money involved in Ronaldo’s contract is extraordinary but the Portuguese superstar’s transfer has raised the profile of football in Saudi Arabia and prompted many other household names to join him in the SPL.

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And he has justified the hefty wages by doing the business on the pitch, showing no signs of slowing down.

Ronaldo has scored 64 goals in 69 games for the club, including 35 in 31 Saudi Pro League games this season.

The 39-year-old bagged a brace in the final game of the campaign against Al Ittihad to reach a record-breaking tally.

He set a new record for the most amount of goals in a single Saudi Pro League season, eclipsing Abderrazak Hamdallah’s 34-goal campaign, also for Al Nassr, in 2018/19.

Now the top scorer in the four leading leagues, Ronaldo reacted to his latest record by saying: “I don’t follow the records, the records follow me”.

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Ronaldo could yet finish with more goals as his Al Nassr side are in action in the the King Cup of Champions on Friday.

They take on league winners Al Hilal at King Abdullah Sports City.

It’s nearly a year to the day that Cristiano Ronaldo left European football for the Saudi Pro League and signed one of the biggest contracts in sports.

Following a fall-out with Erik ten Hag and his deal with Manchester United being terminated by mutual consent, Ronaldo penned a contract with Al Nassr.

The move was officially announced on 30 December and Ronaldo is believed to earn a whopping £177-million-a-year, which makes him the highest-paid footballer in the world.

Ronaldo takes home around £3,403,846 per week from Al Nassr and as we approach his one-year anniversary in mere days, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has earned around £175 million from his exploits on the pitch in Saudi.

The Real Madrid legend’s switch to Saudi was a pivotal moment as a number of high-profile players have followed in his footsteps.

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Neymar, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Karim Benzema, Jordan Henderson, Kalidou Koulibaly Riyad Mahrez, Allan Saint-Maximin and Ruben Neves are all now playing their trade in the Saudi top flight after a slew of summer moves.

Ronaldo will turn 39 in early February but has continued to bang in the goals in the Middle East.

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He has 41 goals in 48 appearances and helped Al Nassr win the Arab Club Champions Cup for the first time in their history by scoring twice against Al Hilal in the final.

Ronaldo is enjoying his adventure in Saudi and has no plans to return to Europe before he retires.

He also believes the league will soon overtook the Turkish and Dutch leagues.

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“The Saudi league is better than the MLS,” Ronaldo told media after playing for Al Nassr in a 5-0 defeat to Celta Vigo in July.

“I’m 100 per cent sure I won’t return to any European club. They criticised me for coming to Saudi league, but what happened now? I opened the way to the Saudi league and now all the players are coming here.

“I won’t return to European football, the door is completely closed.

“I’m 38-years-old, also European football has lost lot of quality. The only league that for me has a lot of quality and is at a higher level than all the others is the Premier League.”

Cristiano Ronaldo signed one of the biggest contracts in sports when he penned a deal with Al Nassr at the very end of 2022.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s second stint at Manchester United ended on a sour note, with his contract terminated by mutual consent after a fall-out with Erik ten Hag.

Rumours had been swirling about where Ronaldo’s next move would be and on 30 December, it was confirmed that he had put pen to paper with Al Nassr.

Ronaldo’s contract is said to include a yearly wage of £177 million, which makes him the highest-paid footballer in world football by some distance.

He takes home a whopping £3,403,846 per week for his exploits in the Saudi Pro League and has raked in an absolute fortune since moving to the Middle East.

Ronaldo has been an Al Nassr for 67 weeks, meaning he has collected a whopping £228 million since signing on the dotted line.

His arrival has undoubtedly raised the profile of the Saudi Pro League and proved to be the catalyst for a slew of big players to make the switch.

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The likes of Neymar, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez and Ruben Neves are all playing in Saudi Arabia for some of the region’s biggest teams.

Ronaldo is contracted until the summer of 2025 and there are indications that the Portuguese superstar would be happy to extend his stay at Al Awwal Park.

The 39-year-old has an impressive record of 56 goals in 62 games for Al Nassr but there have been plenty of instances where he has appeared angry and frustrated.

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In a 2-1 Saudi Super Cup defeat to Al Hilal, Ronaldo was shown his red card in Saudi following a spat with Ali Al-Bulaihi.

He elbowed the defender near the touchline and was promptly shown his marching orders.