Marko Arnautovic was ‘disrespectful’ towards West Ham Women’s team, claims ex-star Claire Rafferty
MARKO ARNAUTOVIC was "disrespectful" towards the West Ham Women's team, according to ex-star Claire Rafferty.
The retired two-time Women’s Super League champion, 30, even said the forward - who recently completed his £23million move to China - has an "attitude problem".
West Ham are said to have lost patience with Arnautovic - and even took a £12m hit on their £35m valuation from January, simply to get him out of the club.
And Rafferty believes it's not a surprise the Hammers couldn't wait to get rid of him after he treated the women's team with a total lack of respect.
Speaking to , Rafferty revealed: “I think in the end West Ham got fed up of him – he’s got a bit of an attitude, clearly.
“In and around the training ground he’d always be quite disruptive of our training sessions when he’d walk over.
TOTAL DISREGARD
“We train in the same place [as the men’s team], but obviously on separate pitches, separated by one of the stadiums.
“On multiple occasions he was just quite disruptive and disrespectful of our training sessions.
“He’d be walking back from finishing his training and would shout over the wall and just be disrespectful.
“Bearing in mind we were doing tactical work, it’s a total disregard for what we’re doing.
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"There’s no way in hell any of us would do that during one of their training sessions.
“I think that’s just him, he’s clearly quite a boisterous character and is quite outspoken.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Arnautovic arrived in China wearing the colours of new team Shanghai SIPG, surrounded by fans.
But the Hammers faithful took to Twitter hoping the "d***head breaks both his legs" after he finally masterminded his move away from the London Stadium.
