Michail Antonio.

[Pliskin]

To be fair even on crutches he would be more of a threat than Daka and Ayew…..
 

He would probably want a hearty wage though….

 

Don’t know if this is a good idea or not? Would rather we be looking over seas for a young striker instead. 

Edited 12 December 2025 by Pliskin

[LinekersLugs]

Imagine letting the November Player of the month In Italy go where he earns 30k a week 

 

And replace him with a lad who’s legs don’t work properly for 50k a week 

 

peak Rudkin 

[Silva Fox]

1 hour ago, Bert said:

Training with us. 
 

Would take him especially on a free. 

Absolutely unbelievable...........................we actually do training?

[Foxdiamond]

34 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

Much rather give Evans more opportunities. This bloke is nearly 40 and had both his legs folded in a car crash. Not for me 

Aged 35 so sometime off 40. Fitness is the issue still

[st albans fox]

Can’t see him asking for much on a short term deal

no one will take him on until hes played for a few months 

[Mendi]

Sign him up

[AjcW]

Just now, st albans fox said:

Can’t see him asking for much on a short term deal

no one will take him on until hes played for a few months 

It's a sensible deal, just feels like we're two steps behind as always with our prep

 

Antonio could have been playing 21's with us for weeks, could have played Tuesday night for example. 

 

Now he's training with us and wont have a 21's fixture until next Friday, by which point we're two games without Daka down already

[MPH]

Well it’s not like we have just given him a phone call out the blue and asked him if he can play  on Saturday….

 

 

hes training with us which means we are assessing him.. we’ll probably get some 11 v 11 games going to assess him and some 5v5 to assess fitness.

 

this might be a sign of desperation, but it’s still a calculated act, if it happens

[st albans fox]

3 minutes ago, AjcW said:

It's a sensible deal, just feels like we're two steps behind as always with our prep

 

Antonio could have been playing 21's with us for weeks, could have played Tuesday night for example. 

 

Now he's training with us and wont have a 21's fixture until next Friday, by which point we're two games without Daka down already

 

2 minutes ago, MPH said:

Well it’s not like we have just given him a phone call out the blue and asked him if he can play  on Saturday….

 

 

hes training with us which means we are assessing him.. we’ll probably get some 11 v 11 games going to assess him and some 5v5 to assess fitness.

 

this might be a sign of desperation, but it’s still a calculated act, if it happens

Maybe now is the first time he’s been able to get his fitness to a level required to begin proper training 

[SecretPro]

With two broken legs and the car still attached to him he'd run quicker than Ayew so I'm in. 

[Larry_LCFC]

You'd probably put him in the same category as Ayew. Good squad player, occasionally offers something decent but ultimately past it. Low wages, short contract, why not. 

[AKCJ]

Baffled by the seemingly positive response to this.

 

36 years old, Premier League wages, short term deal, hasn’t put a pair of boots on in well over a year and has always relied on physical attributes.
 

The same shit decision making that has put us in this mess. In June we will have one striker at the club, Jake Evans. A lad that has literally never played up front in a men’s game.

 

Sick of the club refusing to look at the reason as to why we are in such a mess. 
 

Rudkin OUT.

[Stuntman_Mike]

If he's fit, over his injury and happy with reduced wages, then yes I'd have him. 

 

He's experienced, can lead the line, you'd have thought he's likely to be motivated after the accident and he's more of a presence than what we have. Can play in a few attacking positions.

 

Having said that, it does once again show how far we've fallen.

[AjcW]

5 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

 

 

36 years old, Premier League wages, short term deal, hasn’t put a pair of boots on in well over a year and has always relied on physical attributes.

To be fair, just for the sake of facts.

 

Played two 70 mins for West Ham 21's in August just before the window shut.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Just 1 goal in 836 minutes last season. That's a lower goals per minute ratio than all of Ayew, Daka and BDCR. And this was BEFORE the accident.

[Dan]

1 hour ago, cityfanlee23 said:

IF we can get him on a 6 month deal before re-evaluating, and if it's not on stupid money like 80k a week, and IF we can get Winks off the books and send Carranza back, i'd take him on a short term emergency deal. Guy is an absolute handful and at this level he could get 10 goals from the remaining games which is a massive upgrade on what we have now. 

I'd compromise and offer 50k a week if the above conditions can be met. 

That's more than Vardy's on. We haven't got this sort of luxury.

[st albans fox]

Just now, AjcW said:

To be fair, just for the sake of facts.

 

Played two 70 mins for West Ham 21's in August just before the window shut.

Must have had a problem then cos otherwise he’d have been training somewhere before now. 

[Parker Pen]

Let’s hope if we sign him he still has his physical attributes, strong hold up play and good in the air and a good level of shithousery! All missing from our current line up.

[st albans fox]

Short term deal 

25k/week 

Heavy bonus structure to bump that up based on appearances/goals/wins 

perhaps indicates that carranza can be sent back in Jan or daka may be off. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 hour ago, Tommy G said:

Yeh because he's played plenty this season already. 

Yeah and the way to fix that is to sign more aging has beens in the position he plays in, you're right!

[Seventyseven]

Hasn’t played for a year, broke both legs in an accident, is 36 in March. 
 

3 year deal incoming…….

[Cincinnati Fox]

If you give him max end of the season for 5K a week or pay as play 

 

but you know JR give 60k and 3 years

[Hinckleyfox]

I'm so conflicted on this. So I'll lay out both sides of the argument.

 

On paper, this could be a good deal for us. Whatever we might think about where he is now, Antonio has a proven track record in English football so injuries aside (which can be allowed for in the 10 million medicals we will do) it appears to be a relatively low risk one if done on a low cost, short term deal. 

I do understand those saying that we should take a punt on a youngster or someone playing in a more unknown league, but I would say that while they will have a much higher potential for resale, we don't have the luxury of time and we need someone that can get us a respectable amount of goals, right now. Is Antonio that guy? Who knows, but he probably has a higher chance of being that guy than another Carranza. 

 

In an ideal world, we need both a proven goalscorer now AND one for the future but have we got the dollars? Doesn't sound like it, and I think realistically Jake Evans is a way off being considered next in line. We need someone in between now and him. 

 

All of that said, the success of Antonio if he joins it rests on our ability to negotiate a favourable deal which I have no faith in our recruitment team to do. 

[honeybradger]

Id completely forgotten he has just come back from a life threatening car crash at 35. 

 

If he'd broken his leg playing football that's one thing but Antonio really should be retired after an accident like that at his age, why are we considering this.

[AjcW]

3 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Must have had a problem then cos otherwise he’d have been training somewhere before now. 

I think he'd already been released, they let him train just before the window shut and get those games in in front of scouts as a favour.

 

I imagine it would have been difficult for him to make much of an impression after 9 months out.

 

Thing is I think he sort of semi retired at that points, started doing media etc.

Perhaps he's just got back into it last few months and wants another crack at it, I doubt he wants to retire after an avoidable car crash and not really being able to end his West Ham career on a good note.