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'Let's focus on the rest of this season together and let them bubbles fly': Marko Arnautovic confirms he will STAY at West Ham for the remainder of the season despite offer from China Marko Arnautovic has confirmed he will not be leaving West Ham in January The Austrian forward put out a statement on his future on his Instagram page Arnautovic has been subject of interest from clubs in the Chinese Super League

By Kieran Gill for the Daily Mail

Published: 19:04 GMT, 25 January 2019 | Updated: 19:14 GMT, 25 January 2019

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Marko Arnautovic has agreed to stay at West Ham until at least the summer following crunch talks with the club on Friday.

The Hammers value Arnautovic at £45million and have been open to selling the 29-year-old if their valuation was met by the interested clubs from China.

Manager Manuel Pellegrini had also identified Celta Vigo's 22-year-old striker Maxi Gomez, who has a £43.3m release clause, as a suitable replacement.

Marko Arnautovic has announced he will remain at West Ham for the remainder of the season

The Austrian forward was the subject of interest from China as his future remained unclear

But on Friday night, Arnautovic took to Instagram to commit himself to West Ham this month

Yet Arnautovic has agreed to stay until the end of the season and explained on Friday night why the