Manchester United Club recently announced that Brazilian attacker Antony has temporarily left the team with the club’s permission. Antony is being investigated for three charges of beating women at the same time.
Starting from the beginning of this summer 2023, Antony was accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend Gabriella Cavallin, causing her to suffer health damage. Ms. Cavallin collected evidence before denouncing Antony in Sao Paulo state court, and she recently accused MU of covering up Antony’s behavior by sending 2 doctors and 1 club employee to take care of it.
But not just one case, Antony was recently accused on Brazilian television by a woman working in the banking industry of forcing him to have sex when he invited her to his house, and when he refused, he said he was “upper and lower”. arm”. That’s not to mention the beating of a female student that occurred in May 2022, which was included in the Sao Paulo police investigation file.
Being accused of beating someone at the same time by 3 people, of which 2 cases are in the process of completing criminal proceedings, has caused Antony to be removed from the recent Brazil national team call-up list. And on September 9, Ms. Cavallin called on MU to take specific action with Antony, suspending this player from the club while being investigated.
Recently, MU issued a statement saying Antony had temporarily left the team. The statement read: “Players who do not participate in scheduled international matches will return to training on Monday, but the club and Antony have reached an agreement that this player’s return will be delayed until further information is available.” new notification. Manchester United FC always condemns acts of violence and is aware of the impact such acts have on victims.”
Meanwhile, Antony released his personal statement: “I have agreed with Manchester United to temporarily be absent from the team while I deal with the allegations against me. This is a decision made with discussion from both sides to avoid losing the professional focus of teammates and the club.”
In other words, Antony was asked by MU “not to show his face back to the club at this time” but at the same time this was not considered a suspension. Therefore, Antony will still receive a full salary of nearly 200,000 pounds/week during his indefinite absence from MU.