Jesse Lingard

Nottingham Forest have beaten West Ham to the signing of Jesse Lingard, who has signed a one-year deal with the Premier League new boys.Lingard was a.

Lingard opted to stay at United to fight for a place in the first team, but again found his opportunities limited – playing just 16 times. It’s a bitter blow for West Ham and boss David Moyes to lose out on Lingard after he enjoyed a successful loan spell at the club in 2021. Forest have smashed their wage structure to sign the former Man United attacker, with Lingard becoming the club’s highest paid player ever on wages in excess of £100,000-a-week.

The England midfielder was available after ending his 22-year association with Manchester United during the offseason.

The 29-year-old Lingard spent the second half of the 2020-21 season on loan at West Ham, scoring nine goals in 16 starts in the league, and he was linked with a permanent move to the London club. Lingard’s move to Forest was announced late Thursday. He is the 11th signing made by the promoted club as it prepares for the first season in the Premier League since 1999. Nottingham Forest pulled off its biggest signing since clinching a return to the Premier League by bringing in Jesse Lingard on a free transfer.

Former Nottingham Forest midfielder David Prutton has praised the pulling power of manager Steve Cooper following Jesse Lingard's recent arrival at the City ...

The momentum was with Forest last season. ''With Jesse Lingard and what we saw at West Ham, was a fantastic footballer that just reminded everybody what he can do, he reminded those people that thought he had fallen away. He's not scared of playing with players that are a little longer in the tooth,'' added Prutton.

Dean Henderson joked that he went into agent mode and helped bring Jesse Lingard to Nottingham Forest after a move was completed.

Lingard left Old Trafford last month upon the expiration of his contract, ending a two-decade long association with the club after a rough few years amid limited game time. The 29-year-old follows goalkeeper Henderson - who has joined on a season-long loan from United - to the City Ground. And Henderson branded himself “agent Deano” on Instagram after his old team-mate joined him on the banks of the Trent. Like Lingard, the goalkeeper links up with Forest boss Steve Cooper with the hope that regular football could yet earn him a place on the plane to Qatar for the World Cup later this year.

Jesse Lingard has completed a free transfer to Nottingham Forest, penning a one-year deal with the club. Having left Manchester United upon the expiry of ...

And you certainly cannot blame Lingard for taking an offer that he feels suits him best. A good place to start is near the top. 6. Kai Havertz – Chelsea – £150,000-per-week (Spotrac) 7. Alisson Becker – Liverpool – £150,000-per-week (Spotrac) 8. Bernardo Silva – Manchester City – £150,000-per-week (Spotrac) 10. Ruben Dias – Manchester City – £115,000-per-week (Spotrac)

Having now made 11 signings this summer, Forest have revamped their squad ahead of their eagerly-awaited return to the Premier League, with their season opener ...

It is a front three that Lingard can contribute so much to, with all three possessing great pace and flair on and off the ball, and so it should be an area that provides Forest fans with plenty of excitement ahead of their return to the top flight. In the number 10 role is where Lingard is expected to slot in this season - a role that he performed in so well for both England and West Ham United during a six-month loan spell last year. Out of those 11 new arrivals in the East Midlands during the transfer window so far, Lingard's name is the one that stands out the most, and it is somewhat of a statement of intent from Steve Cooper's side in their bid to avoid an immediate return to the Championship this season.