Stoke City are reportedly fighting off serious interest from West Ham United for Marko Arnautovic but could turn to Tottenham Hotspur to replace him.
According to Sky Sports the Potters have rejected two bids for their influential Austrian attacker.
Stoke chairman Peter Coates has admitted the player will be sold if their terms are met, as reported by the Evening Standard.
Arnautovic has reportedly handed in a transfer request after becoming disillusioned with life at the Bet365 Stadium, as reported by Sky Sports.
Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic
And if the fans’ favourite leave Stoke, Mark Hughes should use the money to go after Spurs flop Moussa Sissoko.
Mauricio Pochettino beat off competition from Everton to land the powerful France midfielder for a whopping £35 million last summer off the back of his impressive displays at Euro 2016.
But the move has not worked for Sissoko with the former Newcastle United man getting very little game time in North London.
Stoke could get the midfielder for a lot less than Spurs shelled out and should Sissoko rediscover top form Hughes would have a more than able replacement for Arnautovic.
Sissoko would welcome a move too, having described last season as ‘the worst of my life’ – as reported by the Evening Standard.
Tottenham’s Moussa Sissoko
In fact he has already pleaded with Pochettino not to stand in his way if a move presents itself this summer, with a place in France’s World Cup squad at stake.
The midfielder told L’Equipe: “I don’t think [the fee] will be a problem. They know I am no longer a kid: I am 27 and I need to get to the World Cup. If a situation arrives where I can leave, I hope they don’t cause problems.”
Spurs fans would welcome the move too having crowd funded to get the player a taxi to help facilitate a move away.
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