West Ham striker Michail Antonio. Credit: Imago

Ian Holloway sends six-word message after new West Ham update on Michail Antonio

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08 Dec 2024, 12:40 pm

Ian Holloway sent his best wishes to Michail Antonio after West Ham provided a new update on the striker following a road traffic accident he was involved in.

The Hammers confirmed via X on Sunday (8 December) that Antonio has undergone surgery on a lower limb injury sustained in the incident that occurred on Saturday.

West Ham added their thanks for the well wishes and support they have received after the worrying news was first announced on Saturday (7 December).

talkSPORT reposted the update onto their Instagram account with Swindon Town manager Ian Holloway, a former Premier League manager with Blackpool, replying underneath.

"Wishing you a speedy recovery ollie," he wrote.

West Ham provide new Michail Antonio update

There was a lot of worry across the footballing world when news first emerged of Antonio's accident and all the concern was with the Jamaica striker and his family.

Since then, the updates that have emerged have been a little more promising and now the focus will be on supporting Antonio through his recovery.

What has been so pleasing to see is the outpouring of love and support from the wider football community, at times like this you realise that the majority of fans and football lovers just care about the game.

Gary Lineker and Jamie O'Hara are among those to have sent well-wishes publicly, and all the other factors going on at the club right now pale into insignificance as we all get behind Antonio.

He has been a truly wonderful servant to this football club and hopefully he can make the speediest recovery possible after a worrying couple of days.

In other West Ham news, the Irons might test the resolve of a Serie A giant to make a midfielder signing in January.

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