Marko Arnautovic signing a contract extension in January was seemingly meant to signal the end of speculation revolving around the Austrian regarding a move away, but that proved to be far from the truth.
West Ham are ready to cut their losses with Marko Arnautovic. The unnamed Chinese club, who are thought to be Shanghai SIPG, are refusing to budge on their £19.7m bid and The Hammers might accept. Manuel Pellegrini has the final say.
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— West Ham Central (@WestHam_Central) July 3, 2019
Sky Sports News reported that the striker had handed in a transfer request, with BBC Sport following that up with the news that West Ham had rejected a £19.7 million bid from an unnamed Chinese club for Arnautovic.
As you would expect, these West Ham fans were far from pleased with the turn in events, and with an update from Twitter user @WestHamFootball claiming the east London side might cut their losses with Arnautovic and accept a second offer for the striker, the reaction was rife.
Here is how some fans reacted to the news on Twitter…
Take the money reinvest it and move on! Bloke is a waste of space Not welcome at our club
— Steve Fidler (@Stevetedfidler) July 3, 2019
Accept – sign Rondon and another….
— Richard Knott (@RichardKnott2) July 3, 2019
Cannot wait for him to leave.
— Richard Vaughan (@richiejv) July 3, 2019
Just get rid of him, he’ll only poison the rest of the team.
— Conrad Bunyan (@cfbunyan) July 4, 2019
Stick to the price and stick him in the reserves
— David Sonenscher (@Sonenscher) July 3, 2019
Yeah, just do it. Cut our losses.
— Gnat (@mattaw1982) July 3, 2019
Take it
— John (@jrd_1999) July 3, 2019
Do it
— Steve Merritt (@SteveMerritt90) July 3, 2019
