West Ham United’s new manager Manuel Pellegrini has reportedly been given a 75 million transfer budget during the summer in order to bring in reinforcements for the upcoming season and the boss has already made a number of good buys.
Pellegrini had signed Jack Wilshere from Arsenal a couple of weeks ago and in the past few days the manager has brought in Felipe Anderson from Lazio.
The Hammers have paid £35 million for the acquisition of Felipe Anderson so it is not a big secret that the London outfit will be looking to sell some players in order to balance their books.
Reports in England are claiming that West Ham United are planning to release winger Michail Antonio during the coming few days and it seems that the 28-year-old is all set to join Crystal Palace.
Michail Antonio is set to sign for Crystal Palace. [@GraemeBailey] #CPFC pic.twitter.com/KcYe8dYA0j
— Eagles 1905 (@Eagles_1905) July 13, 2018
Palace manager Roy Hodgson is looking to bring in some fresh legs into his attack for the 2018-19 season and Antonio looks to be the perfect fit.
But if Antonio does move across London and joins Palace then it might be Newcastle United who are eventually benefited from this deal.
The Magpies have been eyeing to bring back Andros Townsend to the club for some time now but Palace have been holding out simply because they wanted to sign a replacement first.
And now that the transfer of Michail Antonio to Palace has picked up pace there is every possibility that Townsend’s move to Newcastle could be wrapped up before the new season kicks off.
Read: Liverpool set to miss three key players for their Premier League opener vs West Ham.
Read: West Ham hold talks with 35-year-old midfielder, but should the Hammers offer him a deal?
