West Ham forward Michail Antonio out of hospital and ’grateful for being alive’ after car crash
The Hindu
West Ham's Michail Antonio expresses gratitude for life after car crash, vows to return to pitch soon.
West Ham forward Michail Antonio sent a message to the Premier League club's fans on Tuesday after being discharged from the hospital as he continues his recovery following a car crash in early December.
“Happy New Year – and I’ll be back on that pitch soon,” Antonio wrote in a message posted by the club on its official website.
Antonio, a 34-year-old Jamaica international, needed surgery on a lower limb fracture after a one-car incident outside London on Dec. 7, and is expected to face a lengthy spell of rehabilitation.
“Every year around this time, I’m asked what I’m grateful for, and every year I’ve struggled to find the right words,” Antonio said in his message. “But this year, I know exactly what I’m grateful for: being alive.”
West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui previously called the outcome of the crash a “miracle.”
Antonio thanked everyone who had helped him, including emergency services, the air ambulance “and everyone from top to bottom at West Ham United FC.”
He has made more than 300 appearances for West Ham since joining from Nottingham Forest in 2015, and played in all 14 games this season before the incident.
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