I am sure everyone in the Blue Army has heard the new speculation doing the rounds in the media. It is now widely stated that Michail Antonio was at Leicester City Football Club's Seagrave training complex for 'transfer talks' on Thursday. But the claim did not just emanate from any old journalist.
It was trusted The Telegraph reporter John Percy who seemingly broke the news; when he talks, people in the Midlands listen! Therefore, I would argue that we can refer to the report as news, as opposed to mere hearsay due to the source.
But my plan for today (Friday, December 12), is not simply to run through the reasons why I believe the former West Ham United man would be a potentially significant signing for the Foxes - as many have done. It is quite clear that a healthy Antonio could be extremely helpful to City - especially in the English Football League Championship.
What I would like to do is detail what actually happened to the centre forward, who suffered a terrible leg break, and assess if he is supposedly back to full fitness. Antonio has not played a competitive match for around a year at this stage.
Of late, the athlete has featured as a pundit for TNT Sports; covering Nottingham Forest the Europa League this week. But is he ready for a testing tier two comeback with the King Power outfit? Let's have a look at what has been said.
Leicester City target Michail Antonio transfer after recovery due to near death supercar disaster
The site of Antonio's car crash was awful. He maintains he was not speeding. Though he also admitted that his injury could have been much worse, as seen below:
"Antonio insists he will play again at the highest level, and feels he has been given "another chance at life" after he was "close to dying"."BBC
However, the 35-year-old scored for the Hammers' Under-21s in August. That was after playing for Jamaica in the summer. So he seems fit. He recently insisted he was ready, and then trained with LCFC on Friday:
"I’m very good, I’m very happy, I’m very content with where I am. I’m just going to wait for my club to come in, and then I’ll start showing everybody that I’m not just good in my mind, I’m not just good physically, I’m good on the pitch."The Telegraph