West Ham will reportedly make an extension call on Michail Antonio’s £85,000-a-week contract in the summer of 2025, following his horror car crash.
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Forward has undergone surgeryStarting out on long road to recoveryContract due to expire in summer of 2025Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The Jamaica international is facing a long road to recovery after seeing his Ferrari collide with a tree. Antonio had to be cut from the wreckage of his supercar, before being airlifted to hospital and undergoing surgery on a lower-leg fracture.
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There have been suggestions that it could take 12 months before Antonio is able to walk again unaided, with obvious questions being asked of whether he can return to professional football. West Ham will be offering their full support throughout the recovery process.
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Antonio’s current contract at the London Stadium is due to expire at the end of the season, but there has been talk of fresh terms being agreed. An extension option may be triggered if the 34-year-old can work his way back towards fitness, but the entire process will not be rushed.
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West Ham insider Sean Whetstone, who boasts links to Hammers co-owner David Sullivan, has said in an update on Antonio’s situation: “West Ham will continue to pay Michail Antonio's £85,000-per-week wages in full for the remainder of the season and have no insurance to cover such an accident. Antonio's contract will finish at the end of June next year. The club do hold a one-year option but will wait until next summer to decide if it will be exercised depending on the striker's recovery. His agent is Will Salthouse.”