Okpops believes that Jesse Lingard is still training with West Ham United despite receiving offers from teams in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the MLS.
The 30-year-old has been working out with the Hammers for the past few weeks to maintain his fitness levels, and there is a good chance that he might make a brief comeback to London Stadium.
During the second half of the 2020–21 season, Lingard had a fruitful loan assignment with West Ham. During that period, he played in 16 Premier League games and scored nine goals, but he ultimately made the decision to go back to Manchester United in order to contend for a spot on the starting lineup at Old Trafford.
The next season, Lingard left to sign a one-year contract with Nottingham Forest despite West Ham’s desire in bringing him back to the city. Despite this, West Ham was eager to have him return. He was released in the summer after appearing in 17 Premier League games without recording a single goal.
Being a free agent, Lingard is presently seeking for his next opportunity. Although 90min is aware that the plan for him to train with West Ham is to assess the likelihood of the club offering him a short-term contract, any offer made by the Conference League champion will be greatly rewarded.
When asked about Lingard this week on talkSPORT, West Ham manager David Moyes stated, “Jesse has been training with us for three weeks and he has progressed considerably since he first came in – he is in really terrific form, far better than when he came in. “Jesse has been training with us for three weeks and he has greatly improved since he first came in,”
“Jesse was on that incredible run of form when he joined us a few years ago, and it’s possible that he was the reason we were able to play in Europe for the first time. Because of this, I want to give him a real chance to get in shape again and see how he handles it.
The level of fitness we had anticipated he would reach is getting much closer now that he is back.
Everton and Burnley have both indicated interest in signing Lingard, but if he decides to stay in England, he will join with West Ham, according to reliable sources with Okpops. Sources have verified that Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the MLS are presently making more appealing offers, so it is still possible that he will be persuaded to play abroad.
Al Shabab and Al Ettifaq, both of which are interested in moving him to the Saudi Pro League and the latter of which is managed by Steven Gerrard, are both interested in taking him there. Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, two of the biggest teams in Turkey, have also held talks with Lingard’s representation.
