Crystal Palace reportedly want West Ham United winger Michail Antonio in the January transfer window.
Antonio has been linked with a move away from West Ham, with Premier League rivals Crystal Palace interested in the former Nottingham Forest star, according to The Sun (print edition, page 47, November 12, 2018) (click here to read more).
The 28-year-old winger has made four starts and seven substitute appearances in the Premier League for the Hammers so far this season, providing one assist in the process, according to WhoScored.
Antonio has suggested that he is open to leaving West Ham in the January transfer window.
“It’s just one of them things where I’m trying to play football right now,” Antonio told London Football News about his future. “Whatever happens, happens.
“I’m not saying I’m going to leave, I’m not saying I’m going to stay. It’s just that right now I’m not in the team and I’m trying to work my way back into the team.”
Stay or leave?
If Antonio is not guaranteed a place in manager Manuel Pellegrini’s starting lineup at West Ham, then it would make sense for the winger to leave Palace if the Eagles want him.
At 28, Antonio is too good to be a substitute in the Premier League, and Palace will benefit from having the former Forest winger in the squad.
Angelo Ogbonna future
Meanwhile, the agent of West Ham central defender Angelo Ogbonna has dismissed speculation linking the 30-year-old with a move away from the London Stadium in the January transfer window.
According to Calciomercato, Italian clubs AS Roma and AC Milan are interested in Ogbonna (click here to read more).
Giovanni Branchini told Romanews.eu. “To date, there has been no contact. Ogbonna has a five-year contract with West Ham, and it seems to me an impractical thing (that he will leave). It’s an invention of the press.”
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