It wouldn’t be a shock if David Moyes tried to signal Jesse Lingard throughout the January switch window.
That’s in response to a membership insider, who goes by the title of ‘ExWHUEmployee’, who has recommended the Hammers might as soon as once more attempt to lure the previous Man United midfielder to the London Stadium.
Lingard, 29, spent the second half of final season on mortgage with the Hammers and loved a vastly profitable spell that noticed him immediately contribute to 14 targets in simply 16 appearances, in all competitions.
Regardless of leaving the Purple Devils on the finish of final season and the Hammers being odds-on favourites to deliver him again on a everlasting deal, talks appeared to fall via after Steve Cooper’s newly-promoted Nottingham Forest swooped in and satisfied the 29-year-old to affix their challenge as a substitute.
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Nevertheless, since becoming a member of the Reds, Lingard has endured a dire spell that has to date seen him fail to register a single purpose or help in his first 12 video games.
Clearly a candidate to maneuver on earlier than his deal expires on the finish of the season, ‘ExWHUEmployee’ believes the Hammers might as soon as once more strive their luck.
“The excellent news is although for Moyes is that apparently, Nottingham Forest are contemplating terminating the contract of Jesse Lingard [and] that they could really be ready to let him go on a free switch in January,” the insider advised ‘The West Ham Method’ podcast.
“Clearly, he’s solely acquired a 12 months’s contract anyway and he’s on large wages and so they’re not enjoying him, so there’s really some discuss that they could let him go on a free switch in January.
“Now, I’m not suggesting that David Moyes will go in for him. And I don’t have any proof aside from instinct, but it surely wouldn’t shock me, and I don’t suppose it could go down very nicely with West Ham followers. However will probably be attention-grabbing to see how that scenario develops.”
