West Ham might finally get their man soon after it emerged that an agreement with Jesse Lingard was close to being complete.
The England international is set to leave Manchester United this month when his contract expires and there has been plenty of interest in his services.
The playmaker has been on holiday this month but is set to return in the coming days. And that is when he and his representatives will ramp up their efforts to find a new club and West Ham are at the front of the queue.
The likes of Newcastle and Leicester are interested as well while clubs abroad such as AC Milan and Barcelona have also taken a closer look.READ MORE: Man Utd's 2022/23 away kit 'leaked' - but "dodgy" design divides opinion among fans But a move to east London looks on the cards where Lingard enjoyed a brilliant loan spell in January 2021 that earned him a recall to the England squad.
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