Stoke slap £13million price tag on wantaway Euro 2016 star Marko Arnautovic
Potters' price-tag will not deter Everton, who are ready to lead the race for the winger when Austria commitments are over
Stoke have slapped a £13million price tag on wantaway star Marko Arnautovic.
And that will not deter Everton, who are ready to lead the race for the winger when his Euro 2016 commitments with Austria are over.
Arnautovic, also a target for West Brom, snubbed the Potters’ offer of a new deal.
He said: “I cannot say if I will still be at Stoke after the summer but my goal is to stay in England.
“That is where I feel comfortable and where I have performed well.”
Arnautovic, 27, had the £13m buy-out clause put in his deal when he moved to Stoke for a bargain £2.6m from Germans Werder Bremen in 2013.
He still has 12 months left on his current contract.
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Arnautovic started his senior career in Holland with FC Twente, moving on loan to Italian giants Inter in 2009-10 — the season the club won the Treble under Jose Mourinho.
The Austrian joined Werder in 2010 before Mark Hughes brought him to Stoke three years later.
Arnautovic has netted 19 goals in his three years in the Premier League, which includes strikes against heavyweights, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea.
He is currently with the Austria team in France, having been included in their 23-man Euro 2016 squad.