Crystal Palace are said to be interested in West Ham powerhouse Antonio.
West Ham United attacker Michail Antonio has told the club’s official website that he has his sights firmly set on recovering from injury ahead of a 2018-19 campaign with the Hammers – despite interest from Crystal Palace.
The 28-year-old has been sidelined for much of the season with a multitude of injuries, limiting him to just 21 Premier League appearances for the club this term.
Despite that, The Sun claim Crystal Palace are interested in the former Nottingham Forest man ahead of the summer transfer window, with the likes of Marko Arnautovic, Joao Mario and Manuel Lanzini above him in the pecking order.
But he told the Hammers’ website that he is fully focused on remaining at the London Stadium and is only concentrating on recovering from his latest hamstring problem.
“I’m feeling good,” Antonio said. “The recovery from my operation is going well so I’m just going to keep moving on with it. “I probably have another three months until I’m back training fully, so hopefully I’ll be back playing in August.
“It’s the holy grail to stay in the Premier League, so it’s great [that we’ve secured safety]. Hopefully next year we can do better.”
Antonio has scored just three goals this season, his form a shadow of his efforts that saw him score nine goals and add five assists during the 2016-17 campaign.
It remains to be seen if Antonio will indeed ignore Palace’s advances this summer, with three years still left to run on his current deal.
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