'Mohammed Kudus is much better than Antony!' - Marco van Basten rank Kudus above £85m Man Utd man

Manchester United have seen another raid on Ajax mooted, with Marco van Basten claiming that Mohammed Kudus is “much better than Antony”.

The Premier League heavyweights splashed out £85 million ($102m) on Brazil international forward Antony during the summer transfer window of 2022, with the South American following former coach Erik ten Hag to Old Trafford. 

It is now being suggested that Ten Hag will return to Amsterdam for Ghana star Kudus, after seeing him impress in the 2022-23 campaign, and Dutch legend Van Basten believes the talented 22-year-old would represent better business for the Red Devils.

Ex-Ajax striker Van Basten has told Ziggo Sport: “I find Mohammed Kudus a much better football player than Antony. Antony has his skills, but he is confused with the things he is trying to do! Kudus has much better technique and he knows what he is doing. Antony may be faster, but Kudus is smarter and more technical. He is much more of a footballer, you can place him anywhere on the pitch, an all-rounder for the team. In fact, I like him much better than Antony. He’s more fun to watch play.”

Kudus started the 2022-23 campaign slowly, with Alfred Schreuder using him sparingly, but he has starred under current Ajax boss Johnny Heitinga and is up to 16 goal involvements through 27 appearances this season.