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Michail Antonio has been involved in a serious car accident, his club West Ham have confirmed.
The Hammers shared a statement on social media but did not reveal any additional details.
West Ham’s post arrived after images circulated on social media of a smashed Ferrari, though there was no confirmation that the vehicle was Antonio’s.
A club statement read: “West Ham United can confirm striker Michail Antonio has today been involved in a road traffic accident.
“The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the Club are with Michail, his family and friends at this time. The Club will issue an update in due course.”
Antonio has played 15 games this season for the Hammers, scoring one goal and assisting another in the Premier League.
The 34-year-old featured in the midweek defeat at Leicester, coming on as a substitute after 62 minutes.
The Jamaica international has played for West Ham since signing from Nottingham Forest in 2015, going on to feature in more than 300 games.
Antonio was involved in a car accident on Christmas Day in 2019 and opened up about the incident in 2021.
The father of four said: “It was Christmas Day. Still to this day it has hurt me. I miss that car. Basically, I was driving but it was a slippery road.”
Antonio admitted to recently struggling with his mental health and losing his love for the game in a conversation with the High Performance podcast.
“I was going through my divorce and stuff, and I honestly couldn’t get my head around it,” Antonio said.
“It wasn’t until probably December where I was in a better place where I was like ‘Oh my God, I’ve won a European championship.’”
The forward also recalled a game in December 2022 when he thought, ‘I’m not enjoying football,’ adding: “During the game, I was like, ‘I’m really not enjoying this’. I just felt quite negative. I’m a very positive person myself.
“I didn’t score from December until I think it was March, April time. And I just felt run-down. And then I went away with Jamaica because I was enjoying football with Jamaica for some strange reason. But I actually prayed for an injury. I was like, “I just want to get injured, I want some time off.”
