Marko Arnautovic has stunned West Ham by stating that he wants to “compete with the best players”. Is he not aware that he plays with Mark Noble?
Arnautovic joined West Ham for a club-record fee of around £25m last summer, and has shone for the club since.
He has scored 16 goals in 46 games for the Hammers, earning surprise links to Manchester United in the summer.
And he has now suggested that he might already be looking to move on and up.
“I’m 29, so that’s the best age,” he told Kurier.
“It’s clear that I want to compete with the best players. But in this affair I totally trust my brother.”
Said brother, agent Danijel Arnautovic, delighted in poking the speculation bear.
“He’s already playing in the Premier League and that’s where the best players are,” he said. “But for a player like Marko this cannot be the end.
“He’s a big part of West Ham’s team but I think it’s possible to tease out more of him. For that to happen, he has to play for a top team.
“Marko is ready for the next step. A player like him should not play against relegation. He should play for the international spots.
“Marko is really enjoying playing for West Ham. He loves that club and the fans. But there is still that feeling, that this cannot be the end. And everybody should understand that.”
When asked whether it was possible that Arnautovic could leave soon, his brother said: “That’s possible. It was already very, very close this last summer.”
