West Ham United are believed to be on the look-out for a Michail Antonio replacement this summer.
Much change lies ahead at West Ham, with Julen Lopetegui set to replace David Moyes, and signing a replacement for Michail Antonio should be one of the Spaniard’s main priorities.
The 34-year-old admitted recently that he’s had the chance to leave the Hammers pretty much every single summer he has been at the club.
And maybe this summer will be the year when he finally does move on from West Ham.
Antonio has been poor for us in general this season, and he missed around three months of action midway through the campaign after picking up an injury whilst on international duty with Jamaica.
Even when he was fit he was never a shoo-in to start every week.
Now Micky’s time at the London Stadium could well be over for good…
West Ham to make bid for Michail Antonio replacement
Lopetegui is clearly desperate to bring a top quality centre-forward to the London Stadium this summer.
Antonio has been magnificent for us over the past nine years but he’s clearly coming toward the end of his career now.
According to a report from O Jogo (print edition May 21st, page 15), West Ham are ready to make a £21.4 million bid for Simon Banza – a player we’ve been linked with signing over the past week or so.
We are said to be leading the race to sign the electric Braga striker.
The Braga hitman will be the perfect long-term replacement for Antonio, and for the fee mentioned above, signing him will be an absolute no-brainer for the Hammers.
Standing at 6ft 2in tall, Banza is a real powerhouse, and thrives when mixing it up physically with opposing centre-backs.
He possesses blistering pace and would take our attacking play to a whole new level entirely.
The 27-year-old striker has bagged 23 goals and five assists in 41 games in all competitions for Braga this season (Transfermarkt).
West Ham need to sign an Antonio replacement this summer, and Banza would be the ideal man for the job.
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