Lingard Nailed On For Irons Confirmed

Sometimes it is easy to add two plus two regarding football transfers and end up with five, or more often than not, zero! The Jesse Lingard to West Ham story occupied a lot of column inches before it subsided, even interest from the 'Stone Throwers' wasn't sufficient to fan the flames enough to re-ignite the story during January's transfer window fall out period.

Manchester United made it very clear that they would NOT sanction any move to another rival, which at the time included West Ham, some say their judgement was validated by Hammers' form falling off the cliff without Lingard being added to David Moyes' team.

Manchester's 'Dog in a manger' approach DID yield a short term benefit BUT at the cost of totally disenfranchising a player who had been at Old Trafford man and boy for most of his life! To rub salt in Lingard's wounds the Northern club have confirmed they have no intention to open talks with Jesse Lingard, Edinson Cavani or Juan Mata regarding contract extensions. Apparently a plan set in stone by Ralf Rangnick that has not changed, according to relatively respected journalist Fabrizio Romano.

Lingard has put his house up for sale, which could be as a result of the phenomenal amount of burglaries carried out on Premier League footballers' homes in the Manchester area, Lingard's home being one of them, or it could be because of the robbery AND the fact that he plans to move South towards the Capitol and re-unite with David Moyes and West Ham United.

Money is VERY important to Premier League players, BUT it is NOT the be all and end all, especially for those who have already been well rewarded throughout their career, Lingard is NOT a poor man, on the contrary he is a savvy business man who has already invested his wealth wisely and has thus secured himself and his family financially for the rest of their lives.

Lingard NEEDS to play, NOT sit on the Bench and to be given a 'libero' role, one in which he excelled when he was loan at West Ham, his performances earning him a recall to Gareth Southgate's England squad, albeit only temporarily. Moyes 'loves' Lingard, Lingard 'loves' Moyes AND West Ham, yes the Stone Chuckers can offer him a massive salary and a HUGE signing on fee, but for Lingard it seems that "loyalty is pure, not tainted by the lure of things that can be gained".

We might have added things up wrong and people also say "you should never return" but we say"why not!" Lingard could be the player who helps 'bridge' the period during which some of the club's astounding youth players can evolve and progress to the first team, NOTHING beats home grown talent, but a youth product from Manchester United's 'glory days' might help things along. - Ed