Welcome to Marko Arnautovic.
There’s no doubt he is a brilliant player. On his day. The trouble is that he is consistently inconsistent and at his age he needs to apply himself more. Is he a good addition to the squad? Is he better than other players in his position that we have? Yes on both counts. It is now clear though that Snodgrass will be sold, and probably Feghouli too.
It will be interesting to see if Slaven Bilic changes his formation given the signings of Hernandez and Arnautovic. If you take it as read that Antonio, Arnautovic and Hernandez will be first choices, where does that leave Andy Carroll. Personally, I’d like to see a 3-5-2 formation with Zabaleta, Reid & Ogbonna at the back, Hernandez and Carroll up front with a midfield five of Kouyate, Obiang, Arnautovic, Antonio and Lanzini. Tasty, eh?
Discuss.