The valuation of professional football players has always been a bit of a mystery, none more so than in the case of West Ham's Michail Antonio. According to transfer market Antonio is valued at £10.8 Million, at that price Hammers should snap him up!
Antonio is 31 years old and does have a suspect injury record, but his goal to games ratio and overall contribution to the team make him priceless, so the £10.8 Million valuation seems a bit far off the mark, especially when looking at how much Andriy Yarmolenko has cost the club, currently just under £38 Million and rising by £115,000 every week.
Yarmolenko's goals have so far cost a staggering £3.69 Million each! Using that equation, if Antonio scores 12 goals per season for the next three years he would be worth £132.84 Million! Of course these numbers are just stats, but it does show how invaluable Antonio is to the club. In fact Antonio's aim is to score a whole load more than 12 per season, aiming at the lofty heights of 20.
£10.8 Million for Antonio? Try adding another nought at the end, but don't be surprised if Newcastle come in with a ludicrously high bid for the Tooting flyer in January! - Ed
