Jesse Lingard West Ham future up in the air as David Moyes makes his stance very clear

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West Ham boss David Moyes wants to sign Jesse Lingard permanently from Manchester United. That much is clear.

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The 28-year-old joined the Hammers on loan from Man United in January.

And what an impact Jesse has made at the London Stadium over the past four months.

Lingard racked up nine goals and four assists in 16 Premier League games for the Hammers, according to Who Scored.

The Man United owned ace added some much needed energy and dynamism to West Ham’s attacking play when he swapped Manchester for East London.

Jesse Lingard to stay at West Ham?

It will be a tough task for the Hammers if they are to make that happen.

The 28-year-old’s fine form in East London will have undoubtedly inflated his price-tag and there will surely be plenty of competition for his signature now.

David Moyes told reporters just how keen he is to sign Lingard permanently in the summer, as quoted by Football.London:

“I hope Jesse is here, we would like to keep him but there is no guarantee, he is not our player. He has done an exceptional job for us on loan and we will see where we go from there. I hope Jesse will also appreciate that West Ham has been good for Jesse. I think he was in a place where maybe there are not many other clubs where what he has done here would have happened for him. We have given him an opportunity and a platform. [We had] a group of players that were in good form going into January, Jesse helped us but he joined a group of players with momentum and a club that was doing well and on the up. So, yes. I would like to keep Jesse.”

Much will depend on where Jesse wants to play next season. If he pushes for a move to West Ham, our chances of signing him will increase ten-fold.

It did seem as though the 28-year-old was absolutely loving life at the London Stadium.

It remains to be seen whether we manage to get a deal to sign him permanently over the line in the summer, however.