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Report: Marko Arnautovic rejects initial Stoke City contract offer

Marko Arnautovic reportedly turns down Stoke City's initial contract offer as talks between the two parties over a new deal open.

Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic has reportedly rejected the club's initial offer of an improved contract.

The 26-year-old Austrian has just 18 months left on his current contract and Stoke are said to have opened negotiations over a new deal.

However, according to The Guardian, Arnautovic's camp is seeking a deal well above the Potters' wage ceiling.

Arnautovic is Stoke's top scorer with seven goals this term - more than he managed in his first two seasons at the club combined - and has thrived alongside Xherdan Shaqiri and Bojan Krkic in a three-pronged frontline in recent months.

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Bojan Krkic of Stoke in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Stoke City at Villa Park on October 3, 2015 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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