West Ham star has signed a new deal.
West Ham announced Marko Arnautovic had signed a new contract – and hoped it would be met with a positive reaction.
Unfortunately the timing was misguided, with the Hammers releasing the news less than an hour after the club’s FA Cup exit.
The Austrian did not play in the loss to Wimbledon, just as he missed the Premier League loss to Bournemouth.
Arnautovic had been subject of interest from the Chinese Premier League and was left out of the team while he deliberated over his future, BBC Sport reported.
Pundit Chris Sutton told The Mail that despite the contract announcement, West Ham fans should be furious with the forward.
He said: “Had Arnautovic not thrown his toys out of the pram this month in a bid to move to China, this result could have been very different.
“If I was a fan, I’d be furious. The FA Cup is a competition the Hammers could have tried to win. What else are they going for?”
Sutton went onto describe Arnautovic’s video message committing his future to the club as vomit inducing.
West Ham’s next fixture is away to Wolves and Arnautovic will be expected to step up with a big performance.
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