Marko Arnautovic responds to West Ham exit rumours amid links from Manchester United and Chelsea

Marko Arnautovic, who has been the Hammers’ talisman and fan favourite has once again responded to the rumours about his West Ham exit. Marko has taken to Instagram to flat out deny rumours he wants to leave the Hammers in January unless he is handed a bumper new pay rise. It said: "To all the fans don't put bad energy into comments. Nothing is true from the newspapers its [sic] not always good to believe what u [sic] read." West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has himself insisted that the player is “happy in east London”. It had been reported that Manchester United, Chelsea and Everton were in the hunt for the Austrian international and that his agent had demanded a new £200,000 a week deal at the Hammers.

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