On June 24, the Italian media broke the heavy news, Shanghai seaport striker Arnautovic's transfer has been finalized, he will join Bologna, the two sides signed a three-year contract, the annual salary of only 2.7 million euros, a figure far inferior to his salary level in the Shanghai seaport period.
In fact, the rumors of Arnautovic and Bologna have long been nothing new in the Italian media. According to veteran Italian journalist Di Marzio, Arnautovic's contract with Shanghai Seaport is close to being terminated. Not long ago, Italian journalist Scilla further reported that Arnautovic's transfer deal has been completed and he will sign a three-year contract with Bologna with an annual salary of 2.7 million euros.
Although Shanghai Seaport has remained silent on the news for the time being, all indications are that Arnautovic's departure is only a matter of time. With the opening of the European transfer window, both sides are expected to announce the transfer as soon as possible.
Currently playing with the Austrian national team in the UEFA Europa League tournament, where he scored.Born in 1989, he joined Shanghai Seaport in July 2019 for a transfer fee of £22.5 million.Arnautovic made his Chinese Super League debut in the 19th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) on July 21st and scored in an away match against Chongqing Swai.
Analyze the reason why Arnautovic chose to return to Europe, on the one hand, because the epidemic caused him to be unable to reunite with his family for a long time. In the press conference of the warm-up match between Austria and Slovakia, Arnautovic talked about the epidemic that separated him from his family for a long time, and he lost control of his emotions, and even burst into tears at the conference. On the other hand, the Austrian national team in the second half of the season, there is also the task of the World Cup, as the main player of the national team, Arnautovic is difficult to balance between the Chinese Super League and the national team tournament, after all, entry into China requires 21 days of prevention and control of quarantine.
With the departure of Arnautovic, Shanghai Seaport's strength in the forward line has been affected, and the team will probably bring in a new player to supplement the forward line. There were rumors that the new player would be Spanish striker Diego Costa, but Shanghai Seaport has made it clear that this is just a misinformation and Costa is not in the team's consideration.
