Michail Antonio has been ruled out as a potential signing for Crystal Palace this summer, with the winger expected to complete a £7 million move to West Ham United before the transfer window closes, despite late interest from The Eagles. Antonio’s performances for Nottingham Forest have earned him his move to the Premier League, but it now seems certain that he’ll be wearing claret and blue, not blue and red.
Jason Burt says that the winger’s move to Upton Park is 95% complete, and for that reason the chances of it being scuppered by Crystal Palace are minimal at best.
Told Michail Antonio move to West Ham from Forest is "95pc done". Little chance of being hijacked by Crystal Palace #transferdeadlineday
— Jason Burt (@JBurtTelegraph) September 1, 2015
Antonio only moved to Forest from Sheffield Wednesday for £1.5 million 12 months ago, but was their joint-top scorer last season, and is their current top scorer already this year as well, which has caught the eye of Slaven Bilic at West Ham. Alan Pardew’s attentions were also caught, but his team have failed, and Palace are looking less and less likely to do much incoming business on transfer deadline day.
