West Ham United are linked with the Stoke City ace this summer.
Shaka Hislop has told ESPN that he believes West Ham United will sign Marco Arnautovic this summer.
The 27-year-old has handed in a transfer request at Stoke City who, according to ESPN, turned down a £20 million offer from West Ham this week.
But The Mail have since reported that it will take a minimum bid of £24 million to prise the Austria international from The Bet365 Stadium before the transfer window shuts.
And Hislop believes that his former club will wind up bringing him to East London this summer.
He told ESPN: “Arnautovic by all accounts has handed in a transfer request at Stoke and he’s the type of player who West Ham fans relate to – hard working, physical, and if he can up his goal averages a bit I think it’ll be a certain hit without question.”
Hislop was right to note his goal record, which is modest to say the least.
The Stoke man had a decent 2015-16 campaign, scoring 11 times in 34 Premier League games, but he only managed a combined seven goals during the 2014-15 season and last term.
It is not good enough and West Ham boss Slaven Bilic should be certain he can improve on those numbers if he does spend £24 million on him.
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