West Ham United aren’t going to let Marko Arnautovic go in January.
According to the Daily Star, West Ham United are not concerned about Marko Arnautovic’s future after comments from his brother and agent on Wednesday.
The Hammers saw Arnautovic struggle under Slaven Bilic in the first half of last season following a big-money move from Stoke City, but he came to life under David Moyes.
Arnautovic ended the campaign with 11 goals and six assists in 31 games, and has started this season in fine form too with five goals and one assist in 10 Premier League outings.
The problem for West Ham is that Arnautovic is now 29, and may fancy a crack at Champions League football again in 2019, with comments emerging from his agent on Wednesday.
Danijel Arnautovic told Gianluca Di Marzio that the West Ham forward is ‘ready for the next step’ in his career, whether that’s playing in the Champions League or winning a trophy somewhere; things unlikely to happen with West ham.
That may leave some sweating over Arnautovic’s future, but the Daily Star report that West Ham currently aren’t concerned, and won’t be allowing him to leave East London in the January transfer window.
Chelsea and Everton are claimed to be interested in Arnautovic, so bids may well come West Ham’s way, but it currently seems like he won’t be allowed to move on – and the Hammers won’t want another Dimitri Payet-like situation in January.
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