{"id":85169,"date":"2023-09-07T13:55:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=85169"},"modified":"2023-09-07T13:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:55:58","slug":"unemployed-ex-man-utd-star-jesse-lingard-to-play-in-secret-behind-closed-doors-friendly-for-premier-league-club-today-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/sport\/unemployed-ex-man-utd-star-jesse-lingard-to-play-in-secret-behind-closed-doors-friendly-for-premier-league-club-today-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Unemployed ex-Man Utd star Jesse Lingard 'to play in secret behind-closed-doors friendly for Premier League club TODAY' | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
UNEMPLOYED\u00a0Jesse Lingard\u00a0is reportedly set to feature in a behind-closed-doors friendly for West Ham against Ipswich TODAY.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old free agent continues to train with the Hammers and today's game could influence whether David Moyes will agree to sign him.<\/p>\n
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The free agent left Nottingham Forest last season without a club after failing to score in 17 Premier League outings as Steve Cooper\u2019s side narrowly avoided relegation.<\/p>\n
Since his departure, Lingard has been training in East London to get his fitness up to scratch. <\/p>\n
This has left Moyes on the brink of signing the Englishman again.<\/p>\n
Lingard previously enjoyed a successful half-season loan in 2020-2021 at West Ham under Moyes, scoring nine goals and five assists in only 16 games.<\/p>\n
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According to the Daily Mail, the winger is now lined up to play championship side Ipswich in a friendly later today at Rush Green.<\/p>\n
The game will not be filmed and no footage will be published by either club.<\/p>\n
The former Man Utd star's performance will assist West Ham on whether they should offer a short-term deal to Lingard.<\/p>\n
West Ham needs to file their 25-man Premier League squad by 13 September with Lingard hoping he makes the cut.<\/p>\n
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