West Ham receive improved offer for Arnautovic
In fact Shanghai have upped their bid by just over €5 million to €25 million for the striker.
A report from journalist Dahbia Hattbi of the French media outlet Footmercato claimed Shanghai SPIG had upped their bid for Marko to 40m Euros (£35.9m) was immediately denied by the Hammers.
A highly placed West Ham insider speaking to Claret and Hugh via Email confirmed they had received a new take it or leave it off of 25m Euros (£22.5m).
The senior source said “I wish the offer was 40m euros ! They have gone to 25m euros and said take it or leave it.
The players/the manager want him out, so we will probably let him go despite the bad deal that it is”
A deal for £22.5m would mean Stoke City gets around £500,000 due to the sell on the clause of 20% on the profit from the original purchase of just over £20m. A further £1m would be paid to FIFA as a 5% solidarity payment leaving a net income of the transfer of £21m.