For much of the last few weeks, it appeared as though Jesse Lingard would return to West Ham United as a free agent.
The former Manchester United midfielder had been training with the Hammers in an attempt to improve his fitness and potentially earn an incentivised contract at the London Stadium [Simon Jones, 4 September], and he was even spotted taking part in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Ipswich
After weeks of speculation over whether Lingard will return to David Moyes’ squad, Fabrizio Romano took to Twitter on Friday (22 September) to inform the 30-year-old would be joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq for training over the next month.
Town [Joe Davis, 7 September].
While some Hammers fans will likely feel frustrated to see a player that had seemingly had some time and effort invested into him over the last few weeks, the business completed by Moyes earlier in the summer has ensured he has more than enough talent to ensure Lingard won’t be missed.
The brightest example of this quality is Mohammed Kudus, who made his first start for West Ham in the Irons’ win over TSC Backa Topola in the Europa League on Thursday (21 September), scoring once and creating a second goal at the London Stadium.
But on top of his goals, the Ghanaian international produced one of Moyes’ side’s brightest attacking displays in what otherwise was a difficult evening for the Hammers, completing the most dribbles in the game with three and winning the most fouls in the match [Fotmob].
After weeks of speculation over whether or not Lingard will return to David Moyes’ side, Fabrizio Romano took to Twitter on Friday (22 September) to inform the 30-year-old would be joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq for training over the next month.
After weeks of speculation over whether Lingard will return to David Moyes’ squad, Fabrizio Romano took to Twitter on Friday (22 September) to inform the 30-year-old would be joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq for training over the next month.
While it is expected that a £38 million signing [Sky Sports] will impress against the quality of opposition that the Irons encountered on Thursday, Kudus demonstrated that he is capable of achieving everything that Lingard is generally capable of, only at a higher level.
Lingard was in the lowest 10% of attacking midfielders in terms of successful take-ons, progressive passes, and progressive carries in the last year, according to his Fbref scouting report. Kudus, on the other hand, is among the top 1% of
After weeks of speculation over whether or not Lingard will return to David Moyes’ side, Fabrizio Romano took to Twitter on Friday (22 September) to inform the 30-year-old would be joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq for training over the next month.
While it is expected that a £38 million signing [Sky Sports] should impress against the quality of opposition that the Irons encountered on Thursday, Kudus displayed that he is capable of achieving everything that Lingard is generally capable of, but on a higher level.
Lingard was in the lowest 10% of attacking midfielders for effective take-ons, progressive passes, and progressive carries in the last year, according to his Fbref scouting report. Kudus, on the other hand, is in the top 1% of
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