Marko Arnautovic: West Ham sign Stoke City and Austria forward for £20m
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West Ham have signed Stoke City and Austria forward Marko Arnautovic for a club record £20m, which could rise to £25m, on a five-year-deal.
The 28-year-old joined Stoke from Werder Bremen four years ago and was just 12 months into a four-year contract with the Potters.
He scored seven times in 35 games in all competitions last season.
"Everyone knows that West Ham is a big club and I'm happy to be a part of it. I can't wait to get started," he said.
"It feels special to me to be a West Ham player. They are crazy for football and this is what I like. The club is still growing, getting better and better and that's why I'm here."
Arnautovic becomes West Ham's third signing of the summer, following deals for England goalkeeper Joe Hart and Argentina full-back Pablo Zabaleta.
The Hammers, who confirmed that Arnautovic is their club record signing, previously broke their record last summer when they signed Andre Ayew from Swansea for £20.5m.
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Someone please explain the PL transfer market to me because it's just ridiculous in terms of average players moving for vastly inflated sums.
A striker who scores a goal every 5 games.
£24 million.
I know it's been said a lot this summer, but this really is the transfer which shows the Premier League has gone absolutely crazy.
(This would make Sanchez worth how much?!)
Lukaku £3m per goal
Arnautovic £3.42m per goal
Looks like West Ham have been mugged off!
Aaaahahahaha!!!
Please tell me that was a joke. Otherwise its a solid "no" to top6, and a "don't be ridiculous" to top4.
Hilarious.
Premier League has ruined English football.
and have to pay over the odds for players they don't really want
while Chelsea and the rest stock pile players and send them out on loan all over Europe
unfair competition is no fun, BPL footy increasingly a yawn fest
"should've" (as in short for "should have"), not "should of"
a 180K mortgage @ 2% interest = £848/month
@ 4% = add £207
@ 6% = add £441
I see a lot of Sky/BT packages being cancelled as people choose to pay TV or mortgage