Stoke City boss Mark Hughes stands by the sale of Marko Arnautovic to West Ham.

Arnautovic sealed a move to West Ham for a fee that could eventually be worth up to £25m. The 28-year-old forward has landed a £100,000 a week deal that will last past his 33rd birthday.

Arnautovic and his brother and agent Danijel made it clear they wanted to move on. A transfer request was submitted – but the deal was only sanctioned after West Ham upped the ante after their first two bids were rejected.

Hughes said: "It got to the point where it wasn't redeemable, unfortunately. A lot of things had come to pass and the only outcome was for us to make sure we got a very, very good deal, which we as a club think we have. Marko moves on and we do."