West Ham United have confirmed the departure of Austria international striker Marko Arnautovic to Chinese Super League champions Shanghai SIPG in just 43 words. The Hammers put up a statement on their official website and weren’t in the mood to include a “Thank You” at the end. Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker found the action funny, and has reacted to it on Twitter thus:
Lovely send off for Arnautovic from the Hammers’ Twitter account. https://t.co/2BdK9d92mX
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 8, 2019
West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini and players got tired of Arnautovic’s behavior and were more than ready to see his back after he submitted another transfer request to leave.