West Ham United are already planning for a future without Marko Arnautovic after reportedly holding talks with Celta Vigo's Uruguayan striker Maxi Gomez.
Arnautovic has been repeatedly linked with a big-money move to China this month, and Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth has claimed the Hammers are already making ground in their efforts to secure a replacement for the 29-year-old.
"Will West Ham look for an Arnautovic replacement this month? Oh, absolutely," he said, as quoted by the Daily Star.
“The wheels are in motion, let’s put it that way, for a replacement to come in if, and when, you’d have to say, Arnautovic leaves.