Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic has reportedly handed in a transfer request, with West Ham touted as a possible destination.
According to Sky Sports, Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic has handed in a transfer request as he attempts to force a move away from the bet365 Stadium.
Arnautovic, 28, joined Stoke from Werder Bremen in the summer of 2013, having previously been with Dutch side FC Twente and Italian giants Inter Milan.
Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic in action with West Ham United’s Jose Fonte
The Austrian international forward has been a key player for Stoke ever since his arrival, hitting 26 goals in 145 games under Mark Hughes, with six goals and five assists in the Premier League last season.
However, Arnautovic may have now played his final game for Stoke, with Sky Sports claiming that he has handed in a transfer request in a bid to leave the Potters.
Arnautovic has allegedly ‘had his head turned’ and wants to leave Stoke this summer, having been left frustrated by the club’s lack of ambition.
Whilst a host of clubs will now be linked with swoops to sign Arnautovic this summer, Sky Bet have priced up that Premier League rivals West Ham United are the 5/4 favourites to land his signature, whilst the Stoke Sentinel claim that a bid from the Hammers is imminent.
Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic
The Hammers are certainly in need of attacking reinforcements this summer, and Arnautovic could be a dangerous option from the left of a three-man attacking trio alongside Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio, behind a stirker.
However, Arnautovic still has three years left on the contract he signed last summer, and Stoke could demand a huge fee to let their star attacker leave the club before the start of the Premier League season.
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