Jesse Lingard's next club may now have been revealed after a Premier League coach hinted at the former Manchester United star's signing.
The attacking midfielder has been without a club since leaving Nottingham Forest as a free agent on 30 June.
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His spell at the City Ground was an underwhelming one, given that he was the club's highest-paid player but only register two goals and two assists in 20 games in the 2022/23 campaign.
In June, Lingard said he is open to moving to any club with a project that suits him, including teams in Saudi Arabia, where many renowned players have secured lucrative contracts.
The 30-year-old also trained with several Major League Soccer clubs recently, but none of them showed any interest in handing him a playing contract, including Wayne Rooney's DC United.
However, West Ham first-team coach Kevin Nolan has now hinted that the former Red Devils attacker could rejoin the London club following his successful six-month loan spell with the Hammers in 2020/21, during which he contributed to nine goals and five assists in 16 games.
"Listen, he had a fantastic six months with us. He re-energised himself, he re-energised the club, and he did what he needed to do," Nolan told BBC Radio 5Live.
"I think because of that, the gaffer has said to him: 'Come in and train with us.'
"He's not quite up to match fitness, at the minute.
"I think we will continue to assess as we go along.
"But Jesse, the first day you see him, and he says it: 'I feel like it's my second home and I feel like I need to be here to go again.'
"If it works for both, I think it will happen. But that will be up to the boss.
"All we have to do is sort of see how he does over the next couple of weeks."
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