Premier League Club Make Contact With Manchester United Over Jesse Lingard Transfer

The 29-year-old hasn't started a single Premier League game for the Red Devils this term, with all eight of his appearances coming from the bench.

The North London club could even look to draft him in this month but a January move may be more difficult and less appealing to Lingard's camp.

West Ham remain keen on the midfielder a year after snapping him up on loan and seeing Lingard excel at the London Stadium.

In 16 Premier League appearances, Lingard scored nine times and assisted a further four as the Hammers finished sixth under David Moyes in the 2020/21 campaign.

Having experienced a difficult period, Lingard rediscovered his best form and returned to the England squad in March when called up again by Gareth Southgate.

After being a stand-by player for the Euro 2020 squad, Lingard struck twice for the Three Lions in the 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over Andorra in September.

He had been promised more minutes by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the West Ham stint but found himself among the substitutes on a regular basis once again.

His latest cameo appearance came in the unconvincing 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Monday night and Lingard made his mark by rinsing two players in one swift sequence as he shielded the ball in stoppage time.