CandH Exclusive by Hughie Southon
West Ham are denying that Jesse Lingard is close to signing a permanent deal with the club.
The free agent is training with the squad at Rush Green and there has been much speculation about how things are proceeding on that front.
Indeed a Sky report earlier today suggested that he was seriously impressing the manager and backroom staff and likely to land a deal with the club.
He was of course incredibly impressive with the Hammers when joining on loan before a poor spell at Nottingham Forest last season.
However, our information from inside the club varies considerably to Sky’s with a key source explaining there is a way to go before such a situation could develop.
Lingard is clearly become ready to rejoin the club but we were told categorically that things were nowhere near that stage with our source saying: “It’s not true that he is close to signing or already has done. He won’t even be fit yet so we won’t see what he has left.”
The way they roll, they can’t make any decisions.
We are lacking in almost all depts
I don’t think he has enough hunger to get a good season out him.He prefers to be close to his city therefore he would be better looking for a club up north that’s chasing promotion to PL or Sheffield utd.I get the feeling that our gaffers aim is just going to be keeping us up judging by the players he wants.We need a forward thinking director to appoint a forward thinking manager.