West Ham United are said to be closing in on Lucas Perez, which could make Crystal Palace target Michail Antonio available.
Crystal Palace may just have a a golden opportunity to sign Michail Antonio from West Ham United, with the Hammers closing on signing Lucas Perez.
The Sun claim that Perez will move to the London Stadium in the near future, which puts further doubt over Antonio’s place in the West Ham team.
Antonio has already been linked with an exit from West Ham this summer, with Palace keen to buy him for £15 million according to Sky Sports.
Palace have been unable to agree a deal for Antonio so far, but Perez’s arrival will surely make West Ham even more open to doing business for the powerful wide-man.
Antonio’s first-team chances at West Ham could be severely limited now, as competition for places is fierce.
Manuel Pellegrini have already brought in Andriy Yarmolenko this summer and with Perez close to joining, Antonio faces dropping down to third choice right-winger at the London Stadium.
That could encourage him to move on, and if Palace are still interested in the wide-man then now would be the perfect time for Roy Hodgson’s side to make a move.
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