West Ham star Declan Rice posted a picture with ex-Iron Marko Arnautovic on Instagram last night following England’s 1-0 victory over Austria.
This comes in the midst of reports linking the Austrian with a sensational return to East London this summer.
Rice featured for just over an hour for the Three Lions as Arnautovic watched on from the bench as his compatriots caused problems for Gareth Southgate’s side.
However, the pair were spotted side by side pre-match and took time to catch up once again after 90 minutes as the 22-year-old midfielder posted the snap on Instagram, as cited by West Ham Central on Twitter.
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The 32-year-old Austrian responded in kind with the caption ‘My Little Brother’ – signalling a bond between the two.
Any return would be tinged with difficulty after the 87-cap Austria international left the London Stadium in controversial circumstances.
Currently plying his trade in China for Shanghai Port, Arnautovic has scored three goals in four games during the ongoing campaign.
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Valued at £9million (Transfermarkt) and seemingly under contract until December 2022 – West Ham may have to shell out a fee in order to land the Austrian forward.
David Moyes has seemed open to the idea previously and with the Scot in desperate need of attacking reinforcements the much-malinged ace could feasibly pull on claret and blue once again.
