West Ham star Marko Arnautovic is the latest striker being linked with a transfer to Premier League champions Chelsea.

ESPN has reported that Chelsea are considering a shock move for West Ham United forward Marko Arnautovic as they look to land a new striker before the transfer window closes.

Manager Antonio Conte wants to sign an attacker in January and the likes of Andy Carroll, Islam Slimani, Peter Crouch, Christian Benteke, Fernando Llorente, Ashley Barnes and Edin Dzeko have emerged as potential transfer targets.

West Ham paid in the region of 25 million pounds to acquire Marko Arnautovic from Stoke City last summer and he has a contract with the Hammers until the end of the 2021-22 season.

This season, the 28-year-old has been directly involved in 11 goals (6 goals, 5 assists) in all competitions.

He has played 67 matches for Austria's national team, scoring 16 goals.

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