West Ham could sign Manchester United ace Jesse Lingard for a bargain £15 million fee in January according to a report from The Mirror.
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That’s a 50% discount on the £30 million that Manchester United were demanding for Lingard in the summer (The Sun).
Whilst that seems like a bargain deal at face value, it actually isn’t at all considering the fact that Jesse will be out of contract at Old Trafford in the summer.
Much will depend on whether David Moyes is prepared to wait until the summer to sign Lingard for absolutely nothing.
Competition for his signature may well be fierce then, so perhaps the Hammers boss will move in for Jesse in January instead.
West Ham could now sign Jesse Lingard from Manchester United for bargain fee
The Mirror claims that £15 million could be enough to prise Lingard away from Old Trafford in January.
We would absolutely love the 28-year-old back at the London Stadium.
David Moyes would as well.
The Scot recently described the Manchester United ace as an ‘exceptional’ player (Evening Standard).
The England international was in fine form for West Ham during a four-month loan spell last season, bagging nine goals and four assists in just 16 Premier League games.
If Moyes manages to bring Jesse back to East London in January we really would have a wealth of attacking options.
Lingard was absolutely brilliant at West Ham:
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Perhaps £10 million would be a fairer fee to pay for Lingard, however, considering the fact that he can be signed for nothing in the summer of 2022.
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