Ajax have left Antony out of their Eredivisie match day squad against Utrrtecht as the attacker looks to seal a move to Manchester United before next week's deadline.
United had a £74 million bid for the 22-year-old rejected on Friday, and are now awaiting the outcome of a board meeting at Ajax before making their next move for the Brazilian.
Ajax expect United to return with another offer closer to £84m and Antony is hoping the Dutch club's finance directors will see the benefit of accepting such a huge fee.
Antony and his agents fear this opportunity may not come again and had made it clear to the club he wants to leave by refusing to train.
Leaving Ajax coach Alfred Schreuder little choice but to leave the young star out of today's trip to Utrecht.
Erik ten Hag has made Antony one of his top targets over the summer, but the club are considering alternatives if a deal can't be done with the Dutch side.
A move for former star Memphis Depay has been ruled out, but there remains some interest in Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic. However, the Blues would prefer a sale rather than a loan deal.
The club are keen to add two forwards and a goalkeeper before Thursday's deadline, with hopes that an agreement can be reached with Newcastle for goalie Martin Dubravka.
There is also still speculation on the future of Cristiano Ronaldo and if the Portuguese star will leave the club this week.
The 37-year-old started as a substitute United in their 1-0 win over Southampton on Saturday, but did come off the bench to make a late cameo in the second half.
Ten Hag insisted after their win at St Mary's that he still wants Ronaldo to stay and that he is happy with the strikers he currently has.
Ajax meanwhile are looking at replacements in the event of Antony moving to Old Trafford. With Roma's Justin Kluivert and Aston Villa's Anwar El Ghazi both been discussed by the club following the collapse of a deal for Hakim Ziyech with Chelsea.
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I really think this can cause problems!
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Antony is a very good player, the best in his position. He can dribble, cross, assist and score goals. But he’s too expensive. That’s a lot of money. I’m really surprised he costs more than Haaland. But that’s what you get when you’re desperate for players. What people don’t understand is that Manchester United at this moment needs to spend a lot of money to draw players in. People complain the money is too much, YES. But yet, it’s gonna be the same thing when you go for another player even if not Antony. If a club like Liverpool, Man City, Bayern, to mention but few, want to buy a player like Antony they will play far lesser than 100m, but when it’s Manchester United, omg they take a lot of money out of them and that’s crazy.