Newcastle ‘consider’ shock January move for £80m Man Utd flop if pursuit of Forest star fails

Newcastle United are reportedly weighing up a swoop for Manchester United flop Antony in the January transfer window.

The Magpies are in need of a new right-winger, though we are not sure this is the answer

signed Antony from Ajax for £80million in August 2022 and the Brazilian actually had a positive start, scoring against Arsenal on his debut.

That was as good as it got for the ex-Ajax favourite, who is now warming the bench and reportedly available for as little as £25m, which is probably an ambitious asking price.

What makes the signing of Antony even worse is that Man Utd could have got him for half the price earlier in the 2022 summer transfer window.

So, yeah, all in all, not great, which means Newcastle s reported interest comes as a…