Stuart Pearce has entered the Mark Arnautovic debate and where things are likely to go from here!
The former Hammers player and assistant boss under David Moyes was part of the set up under which we saw the striker transformed from the wing to central striker.
And speaking on talkSPORT, Pearce cast doubts over the Austrian’s future starting by saying: “You’ve probably got to outline to Marko (how important he is).
“In my opinion Marko wasn’t the player (he is now, compared to the start of my time at West Ham). He owes a lot to David Moyes for playing him up front as a centre forward and also probably owes a lot to West Ham.
“The fans love him there, he’s almost like a (Paolo) Di Canio type you know maverick type player and you’ve got to make sure he’s valued I think.
“That’s really important that he knows how valued he is.
“(But) I think in modern day football if players want moves or not if someone comes down and puts enough money on the table at West Ham, money talks doesn’t it. He’s gone.”
ClaretandHugh says: It comes as no surprise that Stuart Pearce should draw attention to David Moyes’ decision to deploy Arnie as a central striker. It did of course transform his game and present the team and club with a much needed talisman following the unpleasant departure earlier of Dimitri Payet. Arnie’s brother was a little too vociferous for most people’s liking in the summer and now with a new transfer window around the corner this sort of scenario was always on the cards. It’s a part of football to be hated. It’s destabilising and it’s the price we pay for a game that has become all about “show me the money” rather than honouring of contracts which in this case has four years to run. The debate about Arnautovic’s future will no doubt run until the end of the window but for what it’s worth we see no way he will leave before the summer if then. Will any team pay the £50 million the Hammers are likely to want for a 30 year old. Debatable. I just hope that a sense of decency prevails in this although the opening signs aren’t encouraging.
So another ‘insider’ doubts the ability for West Ham to keep a quality player…no wonder they want to leave.
Everytime we find a gem and nurture them to perform, out come the ‘well they want to move to a bigger club’ rumours.
I respect Pearce….but stay out of it mate, you no longer work there, so don’t devalue you respect we had for you.
Unfortunately we are a club that will have players cherry picked from us, but a move to Moan Utd……why?
A move to other top 4, you might be paid but will you play….i doubt it.
Im sure most pundits are seeing a strong West Ham team start to perform and in their never ending…….put them down style……. can only start to unsettle top players so they don’t perform and hopefully see the club in the bottom half avoiding relegation by the narrowest of margins….almost in an ‘we told you so.’
Yes players will come and go and with the short time players are at the top, they need to be paid a good rate, but get rid of Chicherito pay Arnie and Declan their worth, if one needs to be sold..keep Declan.. then maybe we may be a club others want to come to to prove themselves and their worth!
Trying to figure out the real reasons Arnie wants to leave.I’ve read he wants more money because of Nasri,he wants to play for a bigger club,he wants to play Champions League football,or is it his brother wants another pay day? If its aTo me that makes him a bench playerny of these why Man U.?If he goes there who will he replace-Lukaku,Rashford,Martial. Man U are not a Champions league team and may well not qualifyl.To me that makes him a bench player.Wants to be the top earner in the team,he won’t get any where near Sanchez and Pogba.Wants to play for bigger club,maybe.But that leaves his brother.Is he really doing Arnie a favour getting him a move from a club where he starts to a club where he may get the occasional start?That leaves money in the brothers pocket.
To all those fans who shouted for Moyes to be ousted . 👎