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title: "West Ham rejected Palace’s £30m summer Antonio approach"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2019/12/09/west-ham-rejected-palaces-30m-summer-antonio-approach/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Turk"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2019-12-09T14:30:00Z"
modified: "2019-12-09T14:30:00Z"
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# West Ham rejected Palace’s £30m summer Antonio approach

Michail Antonio has been a key figure for West Ham United since returning from injury but things could’ve been much different, thanks to Crystal Palace.

The 30-year-old is currently providing competition for £40million striker Sebastien Haller, but he could’ve been playing his football at Selhurst Park this season.

According to [Claret & Hugh](https://www.claretandhugh.info/hammers-snubbed-30m-summer-offer-for-star/), West Ham rejected a jaw-dropping £30million offer from Palace in the latter stages of the summer.

The Eagles submitted a bid thinking Wilfried Zaha’s move to Everton was all-but completed but there was no interest in selling him whatsoever.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

After rejected such a fee for an ageing player like Antonio, Manuel Pellegrini must rate him at least slightly.

Antonio’s energy and character act as a huge boost to this West Ham side and many will hope he returns to action again tonight against Arsenal.

He offers something completely different than Haller upfront and consistently looks a threat whenever he’s on the pitch.

Plenty of fans want to see a striker partnership between the two in an attempt to discover Haller’s best form, but it may also bring out the best in Antonio too.

He is a key member of Pellegrini’s squad and the club were right to reject an approach for his services.