Sky Sports News reporter Kaveh Solhekol claims Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic
He chose to release the news via his verified Twitter account and it came as ClaretandHugh was told by an Irons insider “We are concentrating on signing strikers and a speedy winger – that’s our only interest this summer unless we lose somebody.
Should the former Werder Bremen man have made his transfer request it will have come despite him agreeing a new deal with the Potters for another three years last summer.
Since moving to Stoke the Austrian winger has made a total of 145 appearances over four seasons, where he scored 26 goals and provided 32 assists.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has been keen on Arnautovic since against us last season and his alleged transfer request – if true – will give the irons a much needed transfer market boost.