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title: "Darren Randolph hints at possible Jesse Lingard signing"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-08-16T16:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-08-16T16:00:00Z"
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# Darren Randolph hints at possible Jesse Lingard signing

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/08/16/virals-david-moyes-convinced-west-ham-will-sign-a-defender-this-summer/) goalkeeper Darren Randolph has hinted at a possible imminent move for loan sensation [Jesse Lingard](https://readwestham.com/2021/04/26/virals-jesse-lingard-laments-joke-var-on-social-media/).

The 28-year-old has returned to parent club Manchester United following a hugely [successful spell](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lingard-manchester-united-west-ham-21224105) at the London Stadium last season.

Despite seemingly being part of [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/12358532/jesse-lingard-part-of-man-utds-plans-for-new-season-says-ole-gunnar-solskjaer) at Old Trafford, there remains optimism a deal could be struck in the final weeks of the transfer window.

Experienced stopper Randolph posted on his [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stories/_darrenrandolph/2641036078914530462/?hl=en) story on Sunday night, as cited by [Football For All](https://twitter.com/FootballlForAll/status/1426994028193751046) on Twitter, calling for the England attacking midfielder to join back up with the Hammers at Rush Green.

> Twitter: ![🚨](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f6a8.svg)![⚽️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/26bd.svg) | NEW: Following a bit of hotting up around Jesse Lingard’s situation with West Ham, Hammers goalkeeper Darren… https://t.co/bQpfwXEsZc (@FootballlForAll)

Lingard was seemingly reborn in east London having [struggled to make an impact](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesse-lingard/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/141660) in Manchester during the first half of the 2020/21 campaign.

Called back into the England setup, the [29 times capped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesse-lingard/nationalmannschaft/spieler/141660/verein_id/3299) ace was somewhat unfortunate to miss out on the squad for the European Championships.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Ultimately this deal should all come down to where Lingard can foresee a squad role.

Despite Solskjaer claiming there was indeed a place for the attacking midfielder in his plans, [competition from](https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/first-team) Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba, Donny van de Beek and Jadon Sancho make a prominent role almost impossible.

By contrast, Lingard [quickly became the main man](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/feb/03/aston-villa-west-ham-premier-league-match-report) in Moyes’ eye and would no doubt slot straight back into starting contention once again.