Manchester United star Antony is facing fresh allegations of domestic abuse just days after the club showed Mason Greenwood the door.
Antony’s ex-girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin claims the 23-year-old Brazil winger attacked her while she was pregnant, damaged her breast implant, cut her finger with a glass and threatened to throw her out of a speeding car.
Antony, 23, issued a statement on Monday night denying the allegations.
‘I can say with confidence that the accusations are false,’ he wrote on social media.
‘My relationship with Ms Gabriela was tumultuous, with verbal offences from both sides, but I never practised any physical aggression. I trust the ongoing police investigations will reveal the truth about my innocence.’
The issue is even more sensitive for United after Greenwood left on loan for Spanish club Getafe last week following a six-month club investigation.
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United decided Greenwood could not play for them again, even though the Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges of attempted rape and assault against him in February.
Cavallin, a DJ and influencer, has filed a complaint against Antony to Greater Manchester Police, having alleged four incidents of domestic violence, bodily injury and threat to the authorities in Sao Paulo in June.
She went into further detail with Brazilian website UOL on Monday revealing WhatsApp screenshots and pictures of her injuries.
Cavallin accused Antony of putting her in a car and attacking her repeatedly while she was pregnant – and threatening to push her out of the vehicle at high speed when they were on holiday in Brazil in June 2022.
She continued to have a relationship with Antony but claimed in the interview he alternated between moments of affection and outbursts of aggression, before apologising.
Antony, who played in United’s 3-1 defeat at Arsenal on Sunday, issued a statement on his Instagram account in June.
He wrote: ‘For you, after submitting my statement at the police station where the investigation involving my name is being conducted, I wanted to speak publicly for the first time since I was falsely accused of assault.
‘I stayed silent until this moment so that nothing could interfere with the investigation process, but during all these days my family and I suffered in silence.
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‘Despite being born and raised in a very needy community, I have never been through a situation similar to this, in which a false assault charge resulted in a preliminary and unfair public judgement on the part of some.
‘After the closure of the investigation, my innocence will certainly be proven and justice will prevail.
‘The damage initially caused to my image will be in the past.
‘Thank you for the countless messages of support received at this very difficult time.’