Michail Antonio’s mangled Ferrari sold on eBay for £50,000 after horror crash that almost cost ex-West Ham & Nottingham Forest star his life

Antonio required operations on his leg after breaking his femur in four places. He had been airlifted to hospital after being freed from the wreckage of a supercar having been stuck inside for 45 minutes. A scary incident has led to the 34-year-old changing his ways when it comes to lavish wheels.

Having also crashed his Lamborghini Huracan into a bin shed while dressed as a snowman at Christmas in 2019, Antonio has said of moving on to MPVs: “I've always been a fan of sports cars and old classics. But sports cars are not my friends. Now I have a people carrier and I'm staying far away from sports cars.”

Antonio is happy to be rid of his Ferrari Lusso, having seen that veer off the road in Theydon Bois, Essex when driving home from training with Premier League side West Ham. Said vehicle has, however, appeared online.

It came with a £260,000 price tag when brand new, but was being auctioned off on eBay for around £50,000. Said listing, from an independent trader, made the car available for “spares or repairs”. It went on to say, alongside images of the banged up motor, that it was an “unrecovered salvage damage" lot that had seen “no insurance claim made”.

Antonio is relieved to have got “another chance at life”. He has said of enjoying a lucky escape being the wheel: “I don't remember much. Everybody told me I was awake and speaking. I remember it was windy, it was wet. I had only had the car for three weeks and was considering giving it back because the back kept swinging out. All I know is that I hit a tree. I don't know how. Police said it looked like I was trying to climb out the window but, because my leg was so badly broken, it stopped me.”

Antonio’s family are counting their blessings that he is still around, with the full extent of a terrifying ordeal being kept from his youngest children. He added: “The younger ones never really knew how bad the situation was. I almost wasn't there for them and that was the most difficult part. But it's made me positive. I will 100 per cent be back on the pitch. I never give up.”

Antonio has returned to action with Jamaica, figuring for the Reggae Boyz in June 2025 despite initial suggestions being that he would be out for at least 12 months. There had been suggestions that he would never play again.

More odds have been upset there, but West Ham did not extend his contract at the end of the 2024-25 campaign. Antonio became a free agent at that point and is yet to find himself another club. He has been exploring opportunities away from the field, with punditry work being enjoyed with TNT Sports - allowing him to cast an eye over Premier League and European action.

He has not given up on playing again, though, having figured for West Ham’s U21 side before officially severing ties with the east London outfit. Antonio has remained in the English capital and spent time training with another Premier League team in the form of Brentford.

Jamaica boss Steve McClaren has said, with a calf injury keeping Antonio out of contention for international selection: “Michail Antonio has been training with Brentford, doing very well. Unfortunately, he has pulled a calf and will be two of three weeks out. He is still training with Brentford so hopefully something will work out with that.”