Everton have been linked with West Ham United star Marko Arnautovic in the summer transfer window.
According to The Sun, Everton are interested in signing Marko Arnautovic from West Ham United in the summer transfer window.
Given Arnautovic’s obvious quality and his experience in the Premier League, there is no surprise that the Toffees (reportedly) want him.
However, the 29-year-old, who can operate as a forward or as a winger and earns £100,000 per week as salary according to Spotrac.com, may not leave the Hammers for the Merseyside outfit this summer.
That’s because he has already turned down Everton once, and that was when he was at Stoke City, who will play in the Championship next season after getting relegated from the Premier League.
The Liverpool Echo quoted the Austria international as saying in April 2017 that he had turned down then Everton manager Ronald Koeman in the summer of 2016 before signing a new deal with the Potters.
“Ronald Koeman tried to persuade me to move to Everton,” The Liverpool Echo quoted Arnautovic as saying in April 2017. “Romelu Lukaku also phoned me to ask if I would join them, and I found that a great honour.
“But nonetheless I rang Mark Hughes and told him: ‘Get the paperwork ready – I’ll extend my stay with Stoke’.”
Everton have a new manager in charge – Marco Silva – and will be aiming to break into the top six of the Premier League next season, but even then the Toffees may not find it easy to convince Arnautovic to move to Goodison Park this summer.
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