Manchester United winger Antony and his girlfriend Rosilene Silva have announced their engagement via Instagram.
Antony and his childhood sweetheart – who have known each other since their school years in Sao Paulo – uploaded a joint post featuring three photographs.
One of the pictures showed the 24-year-old footballer proposing on bent knee. Another featured Antony kissing his bride-to-be on her cheek.
The other photo was of a heart-shaped flower arrangement that framed the words ‘Case Comigo?’, meaning ‘Marry Me?’ in Portuguese.
Rosilene accompanied the post with the message: ‘What God has in store for us is far more than we can imagine…’
Manchester United winger Antony and partner Rosilene Silva got engaged on holiday in Italy
Antony and Rosilene, both 24, used Instagram to announce their engagement with a joint post
Rosilene pictured earlier this year before she gave birth to her and Antony’s second child
The couple already have two children together, with their youngest born earlier this summer.Â
Antony proposed during a romantic holiday in Italy’s Amalfi Coast.
The former Ajax star was able to take his partner on a mid-season break after being left out of the Brazil squad for this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay.
Antony has been capped 16 times by Brazil at senior international level and he was part of his country’s World Cup squad that went to Qatar in 2022.
However, he has not represented Brazil since March 2023.
He has fallen out of favour at club level too. Antony has only featured in one of United’s first four fixtures this season, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 2-1 defeat by Brighton last month.
Brazilian Rosilene has known footballer Antony since their school years back in Sao Paulo
Antony has only played for Manchester United once so far this season and was not in the latest Brazil squad
Antony and Rosilene pictured in 2021 with the gold medal he won at the Tokyo Olympics
The couple pictured on holiday in London before Antony moved from Ajax to United
Rosilene wrote on Instagram: ‘What God has in store for us is far more than we can imagine…’
Antony was accused of domestic abuse by three women last year, but he was not arrested or charged in either Brazil or the UK and he denied the allegations.
A Brazilian police investigation into the allegations concluded last month without any charges being brought, but prosecutors could still look into the claims.Â
Antony’s lawyers said in a statement: ‘The defence of player Antony Matheus dos Santos, in light of the news published by the press this Tuesday (20 August 2024), hereby confirms that the police investigation opened at the fifth Women’s Defense Precinct of Sao Paulo, of the Civil Police, was closed without any police indictment.
‘The defence has always believed that the investigations, that run under confidentiality, would prove Antony’s innocence.’