Craig Bellamy has claimed West Ham may have a fight on their hands to hang on to Marko Arnautovic in January.
The striker has stood out as one of the few positives from the Hammers’ dismal start to the Premier League season, as the East Londoners failed to take any points from their first four games.
Arnautovic has been on target twice however, scoring from the spot against Bournemouth before sweeping one past Petr Cech against Arsenal.
A versatile forward boasting phenomenal strength and athleticism to go with a superb footballing brain, Arnautovic will have suitors in January.
Now a pundit on Sky Sports, Bellamy said:
I’ve always been aware of his ability but if he had one good game then he’d go missing for the next three or four,
When he was out wide if he had a lot of the ball then brilliant but then sometimes he’d lose interest. He frustrated because I knew there was a real player there but at times he would just look disinterested.
Credit to David Moyes, he put him up top and he’s involved in the game all the time. I’ve been so impressed with him up front. He’s the one player for me at this present moment that West Ham do have with a bit of pace and do have as a threat.
However, he’s a volatile player as well. If it isn’t going his way come January and West Ham are struggling, he’s one player, if there is going to be interest, that’s going to test you.
Yet to develop a rapport with new signings Felipe Anderson and Andriy Yarmolenko, the trio could become a crack attacking unit before long – but the clock is ticking in Bellamy’s mind.
