Ajax have cut Anthony out of the Eredivisie squad for the Utrecht clash with the attackers wanting to seal a move to Manchester United before next week's deadline.

United rejected the 22-year-old's £74m bid on Friday and are now awaiting the outcome of a board meeting at Ajax to make their next move for the Brazilian.

Ajax hope United will return with another offer of his close to £84m and Anthony sees the benefit of the Dutch club's finance chief accepting such a large payout I hope to
Anthony and his agent feared the opportunity might not be repeated, and by refusing to train, made it clear to the club that he wanted to leave him.

So Ajax manager Alfred Schreuder has no choice but to drop the young star from today's trip to Utrecht. Manager Eric ten Hag has named Anthony as a top target this summer, but the club is considering alternatives should a deal with the Dutch side fail.

Former star Memphis Depay has been ruled out, but interest remains in Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic. However, Bruce would rather have the sale than the loan deal.

The club hopes to reach an agreement with Newcastle regarding goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, who will be looking to re-enact his two strikers and his one goalkeeper by Thursday's deadline.

There is still speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo's future and whether the Portuguese star will leave the club this week. He started as a substitute for United in Saturday's 1-0 win over Southampton, but came on as a substitute in the second half.

After his win at St Mary's, Ten Hag insisted he wants Ronaldo to stay and is happy with the forward he currently has.

Meanwhile, Ajax are looking for a replacement for Anthony should he move to Old Trafford. Roma's Justin Kluivert and Aston Villa's Anwar El-Ghazi have been tipped off by the club after Hakim Ziyech's contract with Chelsea fell apart.

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