How West Ham could line up v Man United on 13 August if they sign £20m-rated midfielder
Marko Arnautovic – left midfield
West Ham’s new club-record signing will have to deal with pressure of fans to finally replace the loss of Payet, after Robert Snodgrass failed to do so.
The Scotland international will be overlooked for Austria international Arnautovic, who scored seven goals and laid on another six for Stoke City last season.
If he can score 10 times and add a similar amount in assists, the former Werder Bremen star will prove value for money in claret and blue after the BBC claimed he put pen to paper on a deal worth £20million which could eventually rise to £25million.