West Ham forward Michail Antonio is eagerly awaiting the chance to integrate into Slaven Bilic’s new–look strikeforce after returning from four months out with injury.
Antonio has not played since April after suffering a serious hamstring injury, but is in line to make a comeback against Southampton on Saturday as West Ham look to recover from their 4-0 loss at Manchester United on the opening weekend.
The 27-year-old will join Mexican striker Javier Hernandez and club record signing Marko Arnautovic in a formidable attack, and is convinced their arrivals can solve a problem position for the Hammers.
Antonio also vowed to ensure he raises his game to compete with the big-money signings, with last season’s top scorer targeting a first season where his goal tally reaches double figures.
He told the club website: "Hernandez is a known goalscorer and that’s one thing West Ham have definitely needed over the last few years.
"He is someone who can get 15 or 20 goals and he is someone who can definitely do that.
"Marko has been in the Premier League for the last four years and he’s a quality player, so it’s one of the things where we’ve added quality into the team and that will get us higher in the table.
"I’ve always scored goals and had goals in me myself, wherever I have played, so it was about whether I could make the step up to the Prem and keep on doing it, and I have by scoring nine goals in each of my two seasons here.
"Hopefully I can get better this year because I am going for double digits, that’s my plan."
