Manuel Pellegrini tells Marko Arnautovic to improve at West Ham or forget the big-club transfer

Manuel Pellegrini said Marko Arnautovic should give more stellar performances to West Ham before thinking about leaving for a big club like Manchester United.

Jose Mourinho was eager to make a close-season pass for the 29-year-old Austrian striker, who had recovered from a knee injury in time to face the Red Devils on the stroke. 39, given today at noon at the London Stadium.

However, no offer has materialized for a player under contract until 2022 and valued by his club around the £ 50 mark.

Arnautovic has already scored three goals in five Premier League matches. He scored 11 in the first game of his first season, which had started badly under Slaven Bilic, but had quickly improved once David Moyes took over. an incessant attacker.

Pellegrini has made it clear that he believes his star should offer his current employers superior performance before he can look elsewhere.

"He had a very good second half of last season, now Marko must have a full season," said Pellegrini. "He is a high level player and maybe he can reach a higher goal than he has at the moment.

"For that reason, I do not think it's a good idea to be an immediate part of a big team because he might not start every game like he does here." With his performances, I'm absolutely certain he will have a very good season.

"Maybe we'll see what happens in the future, but now his spirit and commitment are with West Ham."

Another hammer whose future is uncertain is Teen Declan Rice, who is yet to sign a new contract that would reflect his emergence as a key interpreter in front of the defense.

At 19, he has only two seasons left in a current contract worth £ 3,000 a week. Premier League start.

Pellegrini was confident that a favorable solution to the club and the player would eventually be found and insisted that the club had been treated like an adult during negotiations.

"Declan must continue to perform well and not think about making more or less money right now," he said.

"Nobody in the club is stupid enough to not understand that he's no longer a young player. I do not think he will have problems with his contract in the future.

"It's more important for Declan to focus on football because the money for it will come sooner or later. I see that he is a mature player for his age, aims to be a leading player and works every day. "

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