By Jimmy
Manchester United announced on Sunday that Antony will stay away from the club until further notice.
This comes in the wake of fresh allegations of assault leveled at the Brazilian winger by two women, Ingrid Lana and Rayssa de Freitas, along with his ex-girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin.
According to the club, Antony has not been suspended but placed on a leave of absence on full pay to give him time to defend himself against the claims.
The winger’s defense
Antony has denied the allegations made against him by all women.
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In a statement to Brazilian news outlet Globo, Antony said: “I was chatting with Ingrid via WhatsApp. When she went to Portugal to go to her cousin’s birthday, she asked to come here to Manchester to meet me, with the clear intention of meeting me intimately, including asking me if I preferred red or white lingerie.
“I bought a ticket and booked a hotel for her. In fact, I met her at the aforementioned hotel and we had an intimate and consensual encounter. And although she insisted that we meet again for another intimate encounter, due to scheduling issues I was unable to see her again, as she returned to Brazil. Since then, I have never met her again.
“All of this that I narrate now is undoubtedly proven in WhatsApp messages, which I just do not publish in full to preserve the right to privacy. However, I will make available the appropriate channels, if necessary, to prove my innocence, as well as to propose the competent reparatory action and request for investigation.”
Following the announcement by the club on Sunday that Antony will be out of the squad until further notice, he took to his Instagram account with a series of posts, including four screenshots of WhatsApp conversations, allegedly with Lana.
He also wrote: “I don’t want to but I’m being forced to publish a small part of the WhatsApp conversations with Ingrid, which demonstrates that we only had a single meeting, intimate and consensual.
“This matter with this fraudster will be resolved in court!!”
See chats below:
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Bonucci to take legal action against Juventus
In other news, Italian footballer Leonardo Bonucci is reportedly planning to take legal action against Juventus.
This comes after he was sidelined from the team during the summer, being forced to train separately as he was no longer in the coach’s plans.
Bonucci eventually made a free transfer to Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on the transfer deadline day. He believes that Juventus harmed his career by excluding him from the first team for an extended period.
