West Ham are ‘considering a shocking move for Jesse Lingard on a short-term deal’ – just a year after their former star loanee turned them down in favor of a more lucrative bid with Nottingham Forest

West Ham are reportedly considering a permanent move for former loan star Jesse Lingard.

The 30-year-old is currently a free agent and has left Nottingham Forest after a disappointing season in which he failed to provide goals or assists in 17 Premier League games.

Lingard previously spent 11 years at youth club Manchester United, including a loan spell at West Ham for the second half of the 2020/21 season.

During his time at the London Stadium, the attacking midfielder excelled with nine goals and five assists in just 16 games before relegating the Hammers in favor of a move to Forest last summer.

And loud The guardWest Ham manager David Moyes, who this week allowed Lingard to train with his side, is reportedly considering a short-term deal with the former Red Devil.

West Ham are reportedly considering a permanent move for former loan star Jesse Lingard

Lingard is a free agent after leaving Nottingham Forest after a disappointing season

According to the report, Lingard will be hoping to show the Scot his fitness in the coming days and weeks in a bid to get his career back on track.

He has been linked with a move to the MLS this summer but nothing has materialized so far despite spending some time training at Inter Miami’s base last month.

If Lingard were to return to the London stadium it would be a massive about-face, having turned down the Hammers’ strong interest in 2022 in favor of Forest after being offered a more lucrative package believed to be worth £200,000 by Steve Cooper was week.

This led to a bad-tempered game between the clubs at the City Ground last August when Hammers fans threw fake £50 notes at Lingard.

Lingard, whose former clubs also include Leicester City, Birmingham, Brighton and Derby after spending several spells on loan while at Old Trafford, has won 32 caps for England and was once Gareth Southgate’s favourite, despite not being there The Three Lions have been deployed since 2021.

Lingard was featured on loan with the Hammers for the second half of the 2020–21 season

West Ham manager David Moyes allowed the attacking midfielder to train with the club this week

Moyes is desperate for more signings after a frustrating summer as the Scot struggles with slow progress on his targeted transfer deal stemming from arguments with technical director Tim Steidten.

They were the last Premier League club to sign before finally signing Ajax and Mexico star Edson Alvarez for £35.4million last week.

The Hammers then confirmed the £30million signing of James Ward-Prowse on Monday but need further reinforcements to avoid another difficult season in the top flight. Gianluca Scamacca, Nikola Vlasic, Arthur Masuaku and Manuel Lanzini have all joined Declan Rice has left the club in recent months.

They drew 1-1 at Bournemouth in their first game of the Premier League season on Saturday and hosted Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.