It remains unclear if the injuries Reggae Boy Michail Antonio sustained in a horrific car accident last Saturday, will force him to retire from football.
It's also unknown at this point if his dream of representing Jamaica at the FIFA World Cup is over as well.
Antonio is now at home recovering from an operation on a broken leg he sustained after crashing his Ferrari in Epping, England.
The 34 year old will definitely miss the remainder of this season and there are fears that the best-case scenario is at least a year of rehabilitation.
Meantime, well known sports medicine specialist Dr Paul Wright says based on what is known about the injury, it will be very difficult for the West Ham striker to recover.
Dr Wright says Antonio might have to wait a year before he’s even able to walk normally again
Antonio joined West Ham from Nottingham Forest in 2015 and has become a favourite with Hammers supporters.
He has scored 83 goals in 323 appearances for the east Londoners and helped them win the Europa Conference League in 2023.
Antonio started out at non-League Tooting and Mitcham and has also had spells at Reading, Cheltenham, Southampton, Colchester and Sheffield Wednesday.
He has played 21 times for the Reggae Boyz and has scored five times.
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