Stoke forward Arnautovic moves to West Ham

London July 23 (IANS) Stoke City forward Marko Arnautovic has completed his move to fellow English football club West Ham United after signing a five-year deal.

"West Ham United are delighted to announce the club-record signing of Austria attacker Marko Arnautovic " the club confirmed in a statement on Saturday.

The 28-year-old made 125 appearances for Stoke City since 2013 scoring 22 goals.

The Austrian is the third signing for the London club this summer after the side signed England goalkeeper Joe Hart and Argentina full-back Pablo Zabaleta earlier.

Commenting on the move the Austrian said: "It feels special to me to be a West Ham player everyone knows that West Ham is a big Club with big history and I m happy to be a part of it now. I can t wait to get started."

Arnautovic has made 62 appearances for his country since 2008 scoring 15 goals.

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