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West Ham United: Club insider makes claim regarding Michail Antonio’s contract

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In-the-know West Ham man @ExWHUemployee has made a claim regarding the contract of Hammers forward Michail Antonio.

The Englishman has been with the Irons since 2015, having signed from Nottingham Forest for £8.55m, and his current deal with the club expires next summer (per Transfermarkt).

A recent report from The Guardian stated that the Hammers were ‘confident’ that Antonio would sign a new deal and the player will be getting a ‘pay rise’ from his current £70,000-per-week deal.

The report also stated that the Hammers’ highest earners are on around £100,000 per week and Felipe Anderson earns in the region of £115,000 weekly.

So, in the latest episode of The West Ham Way Podcast, @ExWHUemployee offered an update regarding the forward’s contract situation.

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He said: “There’s been talk of Antonio getting a £100,000 [per-week] contract in the next few weeks, [I] don’t know where that’s come from.

“All contracts are renewed at Christmas time and he is no exception to that.

“There are a number of players whose contracts are up at the end of the year, notable ones being Antonio, [Mark] Noble, [Lukasz] Fabianski, [Fabian] Balbuena.

“So, it’ll be interesting to see what happens with their contracts, but it won’t be this early. They will be giving Antonio a contract, so I don’t know why that one’s [come] out.”

TIF Thoughts…

As can be seen in what the Irons informant had to say, he believes that while the £8.55m-rated forward will be getting a new contract, it will not be for several months.

Do you believe that Michail Antonio deserves a new contract with a pay rise?

Yes, I think he's earned it

Yes, I think he's earned it

No, he doesn't deserve it

No, he doesn't deserve it

In fairness to the report from The Guardian, it was stated that ‘West Ham are not in a rush to conclude negotiations’, so, they did also insinuate that it would be some time before anything is finalised.

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