West Ham could finally be about to complete the permanent capture of 2020/21 loan sensation Jesse Lingard.
The 29-year-old was superb for the Hammers during a temporary spell in East London last term, scoring nine times and providing five assists in just 16 outings.
Despite the expectancy being for a permanent switch during the summer, Lingard opted to return to Old Trafford but has found regular game time hard to come by.
Now according to a report from the Daily Mirror, as cited by West Ham Transfers on Twitter, Lingard has now decided to seek pastures new once more.
Jesse Lingard is now finally ready to leave Manchester United and complete a move to West Ham.
It seems David Moyes will finally be able to land his main man [Mirror] pic.twitter.com/f7sV34mtmS
— West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) January 5, 2022
The report claims the 32-cap England ace is ‘ready to leave’ Manchester United and could seal a permanent switch to the London Stadium this month.
This season the man hailed as ‘brilliant’ by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has scored twice and registered one assist in 12 appearances across all competitions.
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Valued at £18million and out of contract at the end of the season (Transfermarkt), signing Lingard for the suggested £10million would remain smart value for money.
Despite seemingly moving on with the capture of Nikola Vlasic, the Croatian hasn’t hit the ground running as an Iron yet.
Capable of operating in numerous attacking positions, adding the Englishman to the current squad would be the perfect tonic to Said Benrahma’s temporary absence.
