Manuel Pellegrini knows all about China as a place to live and as a footballing nation!
And that he returned to England and the Premier League as quickly as he could when West Ham came knocking suggests it may not have been an experience he was keen to prolong.
After managing Manchester City his decision to take a highly paid job in the orient lasted less than two years before returning to the PL.
There is little doubt that the manager will have passed his own experiences on to Marko whom we understand he is keen to keep at the club, certainly through this window.
He will no doubt have explained the difficulties of settling in the country from both a footballing and lifestyle point of view.
The striker is obviously keen to cash in on the massive personal terms on offer but if – as looks likely – he is forced to remain at the London Stadium Pellegrini is not expecting any problems from him.
Speaking ahead of the game against Bournemouth the boss said: “Marko is working with the team without any problem.
“When you have such a high offer, everyone wants to leave but he has a contract here and we will know what will happen about it in the coming days.
“Of course, you can’t blame him, he knows what the best option for him and now we will see what happens between the clubs.
“I don’t think that the player will refuse to play.”
