Ex-Man Utd star Jesse Lingard closing in on Premier League free transfer return on short-term contract
pThe former a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/Manchester United/a star is currently a free agent after his contract with Nottingham Forest expired at the end of last season./p
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pBut according to the a href=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-yuri-alberto-lingard-transfer-news-b1103399.html target=_blank aria-label=Evening Standard (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenerEvening Standard/a, Lingard is looking “increasingly likely” to sign a short-term deal with West Ham. /p
pThe 30-year-old has been training with a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196655/west-ham/The Hammers/a and is said to have impressed during his time with the club so far. /p
pHowever there is no rush to complete a deal with Lingard’s free-agent status meaning a contract can be signed after the transfer window shuts on Friday./p
pThe experienced midfielder previously spent the second half of the 2020/21 season on loan at the London Stadium. /p
pWhere he had Irons fans in shock after a stunning purple patch of form saw him score nine goals and register five assists in just 16 a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/premierleague/Premier League/a appearances. /p
pBut last season’s exploits with Forest didn’t see the former a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196702/england/England/a International reach the heights of his West Ham loan spell. /p
pLingard struggled to stay fit and when he did he was rarely picked by Tricky Trees boss Steve Cooper./p
pHe featured just 17 times in the league all season and failed to put up any numbers when it came to goals and assists. /p
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pDavid Moyes will be hoping that a spell in East London can help Lingard return to his imperious form of 2021./p
pMoyes has already added Mohamed Kudus, a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23474264/james-ward-prowse-transfer-west-ham-scamacca-shirt-number/James Ward-Prowse/a, Edson Alvarez and Kontastinos Mavrapanos to his side this summer. /p
pThe Hammers boss has had a sizeable transfer kitty to play with after the club sold a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/22902782/arsenal-record-declan-rice-transfer-west-ham/Declan Rice to Arsenal for an eye-watering £105million /aearlier in the window./p
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