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John Barnes urges Manchester United loanee Jesse Lingard to make permanent West Ham move

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Lingard is enjoying his football again at the London Stadium (Picture: Getty Images)

John Barnes says Jesse Lingard won’t get back into Manchester United’s team and should make his loan move to West Ham permanent.

The 28-year-old struggled to get regular game time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford this season and made the January switch to the London Stadium until the end of the campaign.

Lingard has hit the ground for the Hammers with three goals in his first four Premier League games, including a debut double against Aston Villa.

Lingard had become a peripheral figure under Solskjaer (Picture: Getty Images)

Speaking to BonusCodeBets, Barnes admitted that given the competition in United’s midfield, Lingard would be better off joining West Ham permanently in order to guarantee him more minutes.

‘Jesse Lingard won’t get back into the Manchester United team, because they have a lot of attacking midfield players like him who want to play the number 10 role,’ said the Liverpool legend.

‘At Manchester United you have Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes playing ahead of him, but at West Ham he doesn’t have that competition, which is why he’s doing well.

‘Lingard hasn’t improved as a player, he’s just in an environment that suits the way he plays.

‘Unfortunately for him, at Manchester United they have lots of players like him, and they’ll likely still be there in the summer and would still be picked above him.

‘West Ham suits him perfectly because it allows him to have a major, positive impact on the team.

‘If I were Lingard, I’d make the move to West Ham permanent, as it’s the club that suits him best.

‘He’s not going to go back to Manchester United and take Bruno Fernandes’ place, so he should think about making his move permanent where he will get more game time and play in a team that is better suited for him.’


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