Michail Antonio urges West Ham fans to give Callum Wilson a chance.

After Michail Antonio rejected a pay as you play contract to extend his stay at West Ham, his good friend Callum Wilson signed one instead.

The signing has been controversial for a few reasons: his age, his injury record, and the way he’s disrespected the club on numerous occasions.

However, as a club legend, Antonio has used his popularity to try and convince fans to give the former Newcastle striker a fair chance.

“The podcast was fun, and there was a bit of banter between me and him,” Antonio told talkSPORT. “So I feel like he’s going to be there, he’s giving his all for the club, all for the shirt.”

“I feel like the West Ham fans should support him, he’s a good friend of mine, and he is a quality player, all you need to do is try and keep him fierce.”

“If we keep him fit, he will guarantee to bring goals to the club. So just back the boy and he’s come from me.”

Although he definitely is the answer to West Ham’s long standing striker problems, he is someone who you can bring on with 20 minutes to go and get a goal. The structure of his contract is what really sells him, and hopefully he can get that first goal early on this season to get fans on side.