Michail Antonio is set to make his first appearance at the London Stadium ahead of Monday’s game between West Ham and Newcastle since a car crash in December left him with a broken leg.
The Hammers forward is still recovering from a car crash late in the year which left him trapped in his Ferrari for 45 minutes and breaking his leg – but is lucky to have survived.
Antonio’s recovery is going well and the forward has just returned from a 12-day training camp in warm weather in Dubai.
The 34-year-old will be introduced to West Ham fans เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย at the London Stadium before kick-off, as Graham Potter’s side aim to make it three consecutive Premier League wins to climb to 13th in the table.
Fans’ group the Ironworks Alliance plan to hold up a large banner to show their “love and support” for Antonio.
“When we realise Michail would soon be back on the pitch we launch a fundraising campaign and are working with the club to make this happen,” a statement from the Alliance said.
“We would like to thank all our fans for their support, enabling the West Ham United family to show Mikhail just how much he means to us.”
Antonio was involve in the crash before Potter arrived at the club, but the West Ham boss has been impress by his attitude since the horrific crash.
The speedy forward remains an important part of West Ham’s dressing room, overseeing the team’s fines system. As the team visited Antonio in hospital after the accident,
“what impressed me was the fact that he understood the situation, the difficulty and the severity of it, and reflected on it as a human being and not as a footballer,” Potter said recently.
“When you go through something like that, it gives you a new perspective. We have to give him the space he needs because the most important thing is himself. The team and the club understand that. We are here to support him as best we can. “
Because of the severity of the injury and the incident, it is important that he spends as much time with the medical team as possible. I don’t want to put a time frame on his return because that would be unfair to him. “
Mick’s recovery is going in the right direction. I don’t think he will be back during the international break. It’s not something that needs to be rush, but it’s definitely a good thing.”