Jesse Lingard set to join West Ham on loan after Man Utd boss Solskjaer gives green light to transfer

WEST HAM are set to complete the signing of Jesse Lingard after Manchester United agreed to loan out the midfielder.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer held talks with the 28-year-old last week amid another spell out the side.

Lingard has only appeared three times this season, all in cup competitions, and has managed just one league goal in over two years.

Therefore the chance to get much-needed gametime under old boss David Moyes is seen as appealing to the United academy product.

West Ham are hoping to turn their good form of late into a serious push for European qualification.

But attacking reinforcements are needed after the departures of Sebastian Haller and Robert Snodgrass.

Bournemouth forward Joshua King is another player targeted by the London club.

Solskjaer admitted on the weekend that he would have been 'happy' to keep Lingard in his squad ahead of a hectic second half of the season.

But, with Sheffield United and West Brom also keen, a loan move has been green lit by the Red Devils.

Last month, United triggered a one-year extension option on his contract, which now expires in the summer of 2022.

Lingard was not involved in United's weekend win over Liverpool and Solskjaer discussed his options after the game.

The manager said: "Jesse trained this morning, he wasn’t in the squad.

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“So, of course, he wants to play football, we will have to see and I will sit down with Jesse and make a decision on what we’re going to do.

“So far, he’s been the ultimate professional, trained well with a small group this morning that were not in squad.

“I will sit down and see if anything comes up. I’m very happy to have him around us as I know he could have played today and done well.”

West Ham have a maximum two domestic loan signings in their first-team - Said Benrahma and Craig Dawson - with the Brentford winger nearing a £20million permanent move.

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