Unhappy Marko Arnautovic dropped for West Ham’s Bournemouth trip

• Unsettled forward deemed in wrong state of mind to play
• Arnautovic apologises but wants Guangzhou Evergrande move

Marko Arnautovic has apologised to his teammates after being dropped for West Ham’s trip to Bournemouth, with Manuel Pellegrini deciding the forward is not in the right frame of mind to play after being denied a move to China.

The manager has concluded that Arnautovic’s desperation to accept a lucrative offer from a Chinese Super League club – understood to be Guangzhou Evergrande – has affected his focus. The Austrian, whose hopes of forcing West Ham to sell appear to be fading, said sorry to the rest of the squad after training on Friday for pushing for a move.

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