Marko Arnautovic is gone and not too many West Ham fans won't be crying into their pillows when they go to sleep tonight after his £23.5m switch to Shanghai SIPG.
The wantaway frontman finally got his dream (ahem) move to the Far East at the second time of asking as West Ham got fed up of his disruptive antics and quickly sorted a deal to get him out of the club.
When the club announced his departure at 9.30am this morning, they did not beat around the bush and issued just 43 words on the 30-year-old's exit from east London after two years at the club.
It said: "West Ham United can confirm that Marko Arnautovic has joined Chinese Super League champions Shanghai SIPG for an undisclosed fee.
"The 30-year-old Austrian departs after two seasons at London Stadium, during which he scored 22 goals in 65 appearances in Claret and Blue."
But the trolling from the Hammers didn't stop there as their next social media post, less than 90 minutes after they announced Arnautovic's exit, took another aim at the Austrian striker who has moved on to pastures new.
Noble is entering his 16th season as a Hammer in 2019/20 and is expecting to be a pivotal part of manager Manuel Pellegrini's midfield again despite increased competition for places.
West Ham signed Pablo earlier this summer for £25m and he has arrived in London to get to know his new city. However, he is not expected to meet up with his new teammates until after the Premier league Asia Trophy in China later this month.
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