Jesse Lingard told to dazzle in second West Ham spell after source’s update
Jesse Lingard will regain his best form if he returns to West Ham this summer.
That’s according to former Aston Villa and Scotland boss Alex McLeish, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the club’s
Football Insider revealed on 4 July that West Ham and Everton have been told that Lingard is holding out for a deal worth £150,000-a-week – around £7.5million per year.
However, ESPN updated on 6 July to reveal that the England international was set to fly to the USA to hear offers from two MLS sides.
Lingard scored nine goals and supplied five assists during a loan spell at the London Stadium in the second half of the 2020-21 season.
McLeish has implored Lingard to return to West Ham.
“He had a great time there and he was really loved by the West Ham fans and players,” McLeish told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild
“He had a great rapport with that squad. It looked as if the weight was lifted from his shoulders, going from Man United to West Ham.
“Then he went back and he fell into a lull again. Get on with your career Jesse, go and play without a weight on your shoulders.
“Play with a bit of freedom the way you did the first time. He was back to his best.”
Lingard only started two Premier League games during the 2021-22 season after failing to move away from Old Trafford in the summer of 2021 and in January.
As revealed by Football Insider, the Red Devils rejected a £5million loan bid for Lingard from Newcastle in January.
In other news, sources have revealed the Hammers and Fulham are plotting moves for ex-Everton star Dijbril Sidibe.