have seen their second bid for Antony rejected by , with the Dutch club rejecting a huge second offer of €90m (£76m) for the Brazilian.
The Red Devils had already had their first bid of €80m (£68m) turned down, but fancied their chances of getting their man with an increased offer.
report that talks are ongoing between the clubs, but Ajax are standing firm and are insisting on a fee of €100m (£85m) for one of their prized assets.
The winger has made it clear that he wants to swap Amsterdam for Manchester and link up with his former manager Erik ten Hag.
Antony was left out of the Ajax team that beat Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday due to the ongoing speculation around his future, so while the Eredivisie champions want to hold onto him, it is not an ideal situation he is in at the club.
While the €90m (£76m) bid from United is absolutely enormous for a Dutch club, Ajax are well aware that the transfer window closes next week and they would be very short of time to replace the Brazil international, even with their bulging wallet.
Manchester United are running out of time themselves, though, with Ten Hag desperate to add to his forward line before the transfer window closes.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s future remains in the balance, although it seems he will not leave unless United can sign a replacement, while Anthony Martial is already injured for the second time this season.
The Red Devils travel to take on Southampton on Saturday lunchtime looking to build on their impressive 2-1 win over Liverpool on Monday night.
Ronaldo will be hoping to be back in the starting XI for that match, but Ten Hag may choose to stick with what he did last time out, with Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Elanga in the front three.
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