Marko Arnautovic has completed his move from West Ham to Shanghai SIPG, the Premier League club have announced.
The 30-year-old Austria international joins the Chinese Super League champions for a reported £22.4m fee.
He scored 22 goals in 65 appearances during his two-season stay with the Hammers after joining from Stoke in 2017.
"West Ham United can confirm that Marko Arnautovic has joined Chinese Super League champions Shanghai SIPG for an undisclosed fee," read a short statement on West Ham's website.
Arnautovic endured a difficult 2018-19 campaign, failing in a mid-season attempt to move to China.
He was booed by his own fans in the wake of that situation but signed a new deal at the London Stadium, the length of which was not revealed by the club.
We take a look at some of the reaction to the move on social media:
Glad he's gone now, can't stand that stupid behaviour around this club
— ⚒WestHamUtdNewsNow⚒ (@whu_news_now_) July 8, 2019
One West Ham fan is happy to see the forward gone after his behaviour in trying to secure a move away. 👋
Jesus, even the admins had enough of him 😂
— Sonny Bottomley (@Bottys11) July 8, 2019
The short, snappy Tweet announcing Arnautovic made some fans think that even club staff were fed up with him... 👀
Can’t stand in the way of a man’s dream. Hopefully he wins all the titles he craves.
— Dan (@WesthamDan16) July 8, 2019
You imagine Shanghai will be one of the favourites for the title this season, at least... 🏆
Love how short the statement was!
— R. Jones ☆ (@RockyWhu) July 8, 2019
Nothing more than he deserves and he's undone all the good he did 👍
West Ham's brief statement was welcomed by quite a few supporters 📝
As much as they’ve received criticism in the past, the media dept gave that announcement about as many words / characters as it deserved. #WHUFC #Arnautovic
— Duncan Fuller (@DuncanFuller) July 8, 2019
👋
Short and sweet. 📝
Overseen the Payet saga.
— Jacob (@JacobFrvrBlyn) July 4, 2019
Overseen the Arnautovic strops.
Played for 8 different managers, in two different home stadiums.
Everything changes but @Noble16Mark stays the same, as loyal as you can get in today’s football.
I’ll take 11 Nobles over 1 Arnautovic any day! pic.twitter.com/KW02hnSM62
Some were also keen to praise Mark Noble for his commitment to the club, highlighting how they'd prefer a team of him than one Arnautovic 💪
The Arnautovic transfer doesn't even come close to the Dimitri Payet saga
— ⚒ COYIrons.com ⚒ (@COYIrons_com) July 8, 2019
Any player who don't wanna play for the club can get the boot straight away. I'd rather see players fighting for the ball and putting in 100% every week. That's the West Ham way ⚒ #COYI #WHU pic.twitter.com/i11D1h08dQ
'The West Ham way' ⚒
West Ham to Marko Arnautovic. pic.twitter.com/KYbM1C2mbz
— Sam Inkersole (@Sam_InkersoleTM) July 8, 2019
One for the Simpsons fans. 📺
West Ham have officially accepted a bid for Marko Arnautovic.
— West Ham Central (@WestHam_Central) July 4, 2019
Cya. pic.twitter.com/9MsGYGmTrG
'Cya' 👋
Not much room for sentiment in West Ham's #Arnautovic leaving statement.
— Jim Salveson (@Mr_Jimbob) July 8, 2019
Just 45 words... and none of them are even close to a "Thank you".
You reep what you sow. 🐍 pic.twitter.com/2Qn6o1BiU8
The snake emoji is getting a decent outing today... 🐍
