Hammers receive recommended player target
He is quoted on BBC Sport as saying he clearly being a player better than being just a squad member and that he might be well advised to move on.
The attacking midfielder/winger made 22 Premier League appearances last season and Scholes clearly doesn’t believe his Old Trafford playing time will improve over the the remainder of his career.
BBC Sport quotes Scholes as saying about Lingard: “I know what Jesse is capable of, I grew up with him, played with him, coached him in the reserves, but he has just become a squad player.
“Jesse is a good lad, he just needs a run of games but I don’t think he will get that at Manchester United, maybe at a mid-table team like an Everton or West Ham.”
Scholes’ view is one thing but the reality is that the Irons boss David Moyes is overloaded with wingers right now and looking to get rid of a couple in the summer.
As we reported on the website yesterday the temptation to allow Grady Diangana to move on to West Brom is a possibility should Slaven Bilic come calling and Andriy Yarmolenko is another who is very much on the outward bound list along with Felipe Anderson.
Should Moyes raid Old Trafford he is more likely to be looking at Phil Jones given his need for a central defender with the player being available for around £10-£12 million.
He comes out of contract next summer with an option for a further year and wouldn’t come cheap anyway but Everton is probably a more likely destination in the meantime.