Antonio was within the last months of his contract with Premier League facet West Ham when the one automobile crash occurred late final yr.

He spent greater than three weeks in hospital after present process surgical procedure and has since spoken of the gruelling bodily and psychological restoration that adopted.

He didn’t regain health in time to return to the pitch for West Ham final season and was launched on the finish of his contract in June.

He did, nonetheless, return to motion with Jamaica in the summertime and remained with West Ham after his contract expired, permitting him to proceed his restoration and acquire much-needed sport time with the membership’s Below-21 facet.

When requested if Antonio has proven indicators of the trauma he has endured up to now yr, Cifuentes mentioned: “By no means.

“We’re conscious that he has been coaching earlier than with one other membership and he’s wanting good in that sense,” the Spaniard continued.

“Match health is what is going to take a while to be taught as a result of he has been away for a protracted interval.

“It is by no means simple, and it does not matter how arduous you prepare or how arduous you might be concerned, as a result of the extent of the sport is totally different.”

Antonio spent a decade with West Ham and left them as their all-time main Premier League scorer with 68 targets from 268 video games.

The ahead, whose profession began at non-league stage with Tooting & Mitcham United, has scored greater than 130 targets throughout greater than 550 appearances since signing his first skilled cope with Studying as an 18-year-old.

He went on to have spells at Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest earlier than transferring to West Ham in 2015.