We take a look at Stoke City’s deadline day signing.
He has been compared to Mario Balotelli, for his off field antics and the Austrian will start a new phase of his career at the Britannia with Stoke City. He is talented but troubled, here are some key things you need to know.
Ten facts about Marko Arnautovic:
1) Born in Vienna, Austria on the 19th April 1989
2) Started his career in Holland at FC Twente
3) Caught speeding and suspended by his team, Werder Bremen, in April 2013. He was caught along with fellow teammate Eljero Elia, the pair were suspended for the rest of the campaign.
4) Former coach, Jose Mourinho, labelled him as having the ‘attitude of a child’ after he had his boots embroidered with ‘2010 Champions League winner’ despite not contributing to Inter’s journey to the title.
5) Kicked out of the Austrian national team for misbehaving while in a camp prior to a Euro 2012 qualifier.
6) He had a dressing room fight with teammate Stefan Maierhofer during another Euro 2012 qualification match.
7) Having played in many countries throughout Europe, Arnautovic is fluent in German, Serbian, Dutch and English. He definitely won’t take long to settle into the English culture with the language often being a major obstacle for players.
8) His deal to sign for Stoke City is thought to be worth around £2m.
9) Appearing 27 times for his country Austria, he has scored seven goals in the process. Arnautovic made his debut in October 2008 and scored his first goal two years later against Azerbaijan.
10) He received nickname ‘Arrogantovic’ from the Werder Bremen fans because of his attitude.
Stoke fans can see him in action in the video below
image: © Ronnie Macdonald
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