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Michail Antonio leaves West Ham as a free agent eight months after car crash that nearly claimed his life - but Premier League side offer alternative role at the club

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Michael Antonio has officially left West Ham United, eight months to the day since a horror car crash that almost cost him his life.

Antonio escaped the incident with a badly broken leg and had his femur bone put back together after it was shattered in four places.

He had to be cut from the wreckage of his £260,000 grey Ferrari by fire crews in Essex and airlifted to hospital.

After colliding with a tree on his way home from training in Epping Forest, the striker was trapped for more than 45 minutes and feared for his life.