Transfer rumours linking Marko Arnautovic with a move away from West Ham United are nothing new.
West Ham fans have been hearing them since January after all.
The Austrian forward was linked with a mega money move to China during the winter window.
Hammers fans used to Arnie rumours
Arnautovic remained with West Ham, though. And after problems with injuries, illness and form he ended the season looking something like his best.
There was more talk as the summer window arrived with Arnautovic linked with a return to Inter Milan (The Sun).
Some pundits and fans believe the club could be tempted to cash in on the 30-year-old to help fund new arrivals.
But the usually highly-respected Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has got things horribly wrong with a new claim.
Respected Italian journalist gets it horribly wrong
Reporting on his own website, Di Marzio claims Fiorentina are keen for Arnautovic ‘to return to former club Fiorentina’.
Therein lies the first mistake. Arnautovic has never played for Fiorentina. It could have been an innocent mistake of course. But that hardly bodes well for the accuracy of the report.
It then went from bad to worse claiming West Ham could let their main striker leave for a paltry £22million.
Paltry figure seems almost laughable
That’s some £28m less than the minimum West Ham wanted to allow him to leave for China in January.
And that was before he signed a new and improved contract with the Hammers.
The report is up there with the current leader in the laughable West Ham transfer rumours stakes – goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen from Barcelona – read full story here.
Nothing to see here. Another one for the transfer rumour bin.
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