Agent claims Everton are tracking West Ham star Marko Arnautovic

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Everton are amongst the Premier League sides that are keen on signing West Ham United star Marko Arnautovic, according to his agent.

Marko Arnautovic’s brother and agent has told Gianluca Di Marzio that Everton and Chelsea are both tracking the West Ham United talisman, but they are not the only Premier League sides taking an interest.

Arnautovic has enjoyed a very good start to the season, scoring five goals in 10 Premier League appearances. He scored 11 league goals last season despite not scoring his first goal for the club until December 2017.

The 29-year-old – who earns £100,000-a-week, according to Spotrac – has established himself as the focal point of the Hammers side. But it appears that his days at the London Stadium could be numbered, with his agent repeating recent comments in Kurier that the time may have come for Arnautovic to join a Champions League side or a team winning trophies.

But this time around, he added that several of West Ham’s rivals are monitoring the forward’s situation with the Irons.

“It’s not like that he wants to leave, but we believe that the time has come that Marko takes a step forward in his career, maybe try to win a trophy, maybe the Champions League. The stats are on his side,” Danijel Arnautovic told Gianluca Di Marzio.

“Many Premier League clubs are following him, like Chelsea and Everton, but they are not the only ones.”

It would be a massive blow for Manuel Pellegrini to lose Arnautovic, particularly if it Everton, Chelsea or another Premier League side who convince him to leave the club.

But for Everton, Arnautovic could be a fantastic signing if he is able to replicate his form at Goodison Park. The Toffees have frequently used Richarlison up front since he joined in the summer.

The Brazilian has done superbly, but it will not surprise anyone if Marco Silva is keen to add to his attacking options at some stage in the future.