West Ham fans will be over the moon to see Marko Arnautovic commit his long-term future to the club.

Speculation raged on throughout January after it emerged that an unnamed Chinese club were interested in the Austrian international. Bids of around £35m were rejected by the Hammers but rumours persisted that Arnautovic was keen to make the move to Asia. However, the former Stoke man put an end to the links by committing his long-term future to the London Stadium, penning a new long-term contract.

Manuel Pellegrini is now able to build his team around his star forward and improved form in the coming weeks could help secure a return to Europe. Ending the season in a European place would benefit the Hammers greatly in the summer as they would be able to attract a much higher calibre of player.

One man Pellegrini could look to lure to east London is Hoffenheim maestro – Kerem Demirbay. Valued at £18m by Transfermarkt, the 25-year-old has established himself as one of Germany’s top midfielders despite struggling with injuries in recent seasons. Finally, Demirbay is back to full fitness and is showing fans exactly what they’ve been missing out on.

The former Borussia Dortmund man is one of the world’s most complete midfielders, effortlessly combining defence and attack. He loves to get stuck in, averaging 2.3 tackles per game, but also has the quality to dictate the tempo of the game. Demirbay’s creative ability would be music to the ears of Arnautovic as the German has averaged an incredible 3.2 key passes per game in the Bundesliga this season (WhoScored).

Demirbay, who was once linked with Liverpool, has all the attributes to be a massive success in England and Pellegrini should do all he can to lure him to the Premier League.

West Ham fans, thoughts?