Anau returns to Inter, the Nerazzurri are on the rise, and the Chinese Super League striker is difficult to make a difference in Serie A.
Austrian star Marko Arnautovic briefly played for Inter Milan when he was younger, when he was 20 years old. Marko, who scored 12 goals in 44 games in three seasons for Dutch club Twente, was not only called up by the Austrian national team, but also by Serie A giants Inter Milan. In the 09-10 season, he was loaned to the Nerazzurri with an annual salary of €10 million + €2 million.
But Anau's performance at Inter was eye-catching, scoring just one goal and being hailed as one of Inter's ten most failed signings of the new century. It can only be said that Anau's luck was good, although he did not make much contribution, he won the "Triple Crown" with the team.
Marko was transferred to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga the following year for a transfer fee of £5.58 million. Here he made 84 appearances, scoring 16 goals and providing 9 assists. The performance is still very good. Three years later, he moved to the Premier League, playing for Stoke City and West Ham United. In particular, West Ham United ushered in the best performance of his career. He made 65 appearances in two seasons, scoring 22 goals and providing 12 assists.
In 2019, Arnau was brought in by Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG. Although nine goals were scored for SIPG in 11 matches, most of the goals were scored in friendly matches. His stats in the Chinese Super League were only a hat-trick in one game and has been recovering ever since. This obviously does not meet the requirements of the new champion of the Chinese Super League.
In August 2021, Marko returned to Serie A to join Bologna. Here, at one point, he scored six goals in seven games and was temporarily the top scorer. In the end, with 15 goals, the team was successfully relegated. Such a performance impressed Inter.
Last season's performance of the "pestle king" deeply hurt the hearts of Inter, so they are determined to send Romelu Lukaku away this season, but it seems that they have not found a suitable home so far. Whether the little monster left or not, Inter had to find a replacement for him. Just didn't expect that their ultimate target was a 34-year-old Austrian. This time, the two sides signed a two-year contract with an annual salary of 3.5 million euros, almost half more than when he was 20 years old.
Although it is difficult to find high school strikers in the entire world football, as a big team in Serie A, it is indeed a sunset to bring in a former Chinese Super League veteran who has previously proved unsuccessful in the team. There is an old Chinese saying that "good horses don't eat the grass", Neymar did not even succeed in turning back, but Marko did. I don't know if this "horse" is a "good horse" this time? Do you think the former Shanghai Hong Kong Striker can eat this grass well in the new season?