West Ham decided not to extend the contract with Michail Antonio, a player who had a serious accident at the end of last year. In the opposite direction, they recruited Callum Wilson – the given striker was in the sight of MU.
Michail Antonio was once considered one of the pillars in West Ham, but his career changed after an accidental car accident in late 2024. The accident caused the Jamaica striker to almost lose his life and broke his leg.
Due to injury treatment, Antonio missed the second half of last season. The 35 -year -old striker recovered completely at the end of July. He re -exported the pitch in the friendly match between U21 West Ham and the 5th team, Boreham Wood on July 25. Unfortunately, he no longer has the opportunity to play for the first team.
West Ham initially intended to extend the contract for a 1 -year contract with Antonio, holding him up next season. However, according to The Athletic, coach Graham Potter did not agree. Therefore, The Hammers broke up with Antonio after recruiting experienced strikers Callum Wilson on the form of free transfer from Newcastle.
Thus, Antonio closed a 10 -year journey in West Ham. In a decade in London, England scored 83 goals after 323 matches in all competitions. Particularly in the Premier League, he scored 68 goals and is the most goalscorer for West Ham in this tournament history.
At the age of 35, Antonio was difficult to find a new stop when the new season was near. As for Wilson, he passed a medical examination and signed a 1 -year contract with West Ham. At the London Stadium, the 33 -year -old striker only receives hard salary of 45 thousand pounds/week but mainly based on bonuses according to the achievements and the number of appearances.
With Wilson coming to West Ham, MU has been significantly reduced the goals for the center of the center to be able to indicate this summer. Currently, MU is trying to pursue Leipzig's Sesko.