West Ham have told wantaway striker Marko Arnautovic he will not be sold this month.
According to the London Evening Standard, the Hammers are willing to let the player leave in the summer but want him to see out the season with the club.
Arnautovic is attracting interest from the Chinese Super League and his brother, who is also his agent, has talked up the chances of him completing a big-money move.
Amid transfer speculation, Arnautovic was left out of the West Ham squad to face Bournemouth over the weekend, raising more questions about the player’s future.
With huge wages on offer in the Chinese Super League, the player himself is believed to be keen to leave the club, despite Manuel Pellegrini talking up the chances of him staying.
The Hammers are looking to avoid a repeat of the Dimitri Payet saga, that eventually saw the Frenchman refuse to play and leave the club.
