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£85,000-a-week player is now considering leaving West Ham

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Michail Antonio could reportedly leave David Moyes’s West Ham United in the summer transfer window.

According to TMW, West Ham United forward Michail Antonio has an offer from a club in the Saudi Pro League.

The report in the Italian news outlet does not name the club.

TMW has reported that the unnamed club are offering Antonio a two-year contract worth €5.5 million (£4.73 million) per season.

The Jamaica international is “evaluating” the offer, according to the report.

West Ham United cannot afford to lose Michail Antonio this summer

In our view, West Ham United cannot afford to lose Michail Antonio in the summer transfer window.

Antonio has been on the books of West Ham since 2015 and is under contract at the London club until the summer of 2024 with an option for a further year.

The 33-year-old arrived at the Hammers as a winger, but under manager David Moyes, he has developed into a striker.

Michail Antonio
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The striker scored five goals and gave three assists in 21 Premier League starts for the Hammers last season.

Antonio scored 10 goals and provided eight assists in 34 Premier League starts for West Ham in 2021-22.

West Ham manager David Moyes cannot afford to lose his main striker now.

Danny Ings is another option for Moyes, but the striker has not been at his best for a while now.

Divin Mubama is only 18.

And Gianluca Scamacca has already left West Ham.

If Antonio leaves now, then Moyes would be left with essentially just Ings as his senior striker.

That simply would be bad for West Ham this season.

Antonio has made 229 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career.

The £85,000-a-week (Spotrac) Jamaica international striker has scored 61 goals and given 30 assists in those matches.