Former West Ham striker Antonio joins Championship side Watford on free transfer

[p]The 36-year-old brings extensive Premier League and Championship experience, as well as European football, to Vicarage Road.[/p][p]Head coach Alessio Dionisi believes [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antonio-michail/p8tt85Xn/"]Antonio[/a]’s experience will complement the Championship’s youngest average starting XI. [/p][p]The forward is expected to contribute on the pitch while also offering valuable mentoring and coaching support to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/watford/UmMRoGzp/"]Watford[/a]’s young squad.[/p][p][b]“It’s a good set of boys here,” [/b]Antonio told the club website. [/p][embed guid="102947ea-28ad-4151-9c0b-64fd9bc7f7d0" url="https://x.com/WatfordFC/status/2098464087633952957" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]“They are focused and ready to show their abilities this season.[/b][/p][p]“Watford is a big club and hopefully I can come in and bring success and help wherever I can.[/p][p][b]“I’ve scored a few goals against Watford! So hopefully I can score some for Watford now when I’m fully up to speed."[/b][/p]