Marko Arnautovic’s brother has spent several months talking up the idea of a transfer for the West Ham player.
At first, West Ham fans brushed it all off, but Stoke City supporters were quickly happy to remind them that similar had happened throughout the attacker’s career with them.
Even the player brushed off initial reports, despite his brother speaking publicly to hype them up, and now it appears West Ham are ready to see their player go.
Austria’s Die Presse says the situation has turned into a game of transfer ‘poker’, which the Hammers now see as getting the best, in terms of transfer fee, out of a bad situation.
It’s also explained Arnautovic would be able to double his salary at Chinese side Shanghai 
SIPG as well as fight for trophies, although silverware isn’t the reason a footballer moves to China.
The Austrian newspaper says that Danijel Arnautovic continues to emphasise the financial attractiveness of a deal and the desire to take the opportunity.
