Manchester United ready to use Jesse Lingard in deal to sign Declan Rice

Manchester United are open to utilizing Jesse Lingard in a part-exchange deal to sign West Ham star Declan Rice this summer time.

Lingard, 28, has scored six objectives in eight video games for the Hammers since arriving on a season-long mortgage deal in January.

The deal didn’t embrace an possibility to purchase however David Moyes has made it clear that the Londoners are eager on signing Lingard on a everlasting foundation, with a senior supply on the membership insisting they’ll do ‘whatever it takes’ to make it occur.

Lingard may have a yr to run on his deal by the top of the season however United worth the England worldwide at round £30m, which may show prohibitively excessive for West Ham.

But the Athletic declare the Red Devils may use Lingard as a makeweight in a bid to sign Rice.

The England midfielder has taken his recreation to new ranges this season after being denied an £80m transfer to Chelsea final summer time.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a big admirer of the defensive midfielder and believes that he may very well be a long-term alternative for Nemanja Matic, who turns 33 in August.

While West Ham can be determined to preserve Rice, they might battle to accomplish that ought to they fail to end in the highest 4.

The Hammers now worth Rice at greater than £100m, which United wouldn’t take into account bidding.

But together with Lingard in a deal to transfer the other way may make sense for each events, with Rice decided to play Champions League soccer subsequent time period.

United are but to make a ultimate determination on Lingard’s future and the Red Devils could even provide the midfielder a contract extension in order to get hold of a bigger payment for the playmaker.

Lingard, for his half, hasn’t given up hope of returning to Old Trafford however he’s blissful on the London Stadium and is aware of his probabilities of first group soccer are higher in the capital.

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