West Ham set to up Jesse Lingard pursuit after player misses out in England squad (reliability: 3 stars)

West Ham are hopeful they can arrange a permanent deal for Jesse Lingard now that he has been cut out from the England squad for the European Championship, according to The Sun.

If the Man United attacker was included in the 26-man squad chances are that any deal would have had to take place after the Euros - but now, West Ham can step up their efforts.

The Hammers' boss David Moyes has publicly spoken about his desire to keep Lingard in his team after an outstanding loan spell when he scored 9 goals and provided 5 assists in 19 Premier League games.

Jesse himself is likely to be interested in such a move, given that he's unlikely to have the same role at Man United as he did in London.