Lingard signs

Well, Jesse Lingard has signed on loan for the rest of the season which seems a risk-free proposition for both sides, and the Hammers have now signed Benrahma permanently for £26m to free up a loan space. 

WHU still need another striker, but what will appeal to Moyes about Lingard is his versatility. He can play on either flank or as a number 10 and Moyes even thinks he could do a job as a false nine — he did once score four goals on his loan debut for Birmingham City against Sheffield Wednesday. Bringing on Lingard for Bowen, Fornals or Benrahma at the end of games would certainly be an upgrade on Yarmolenko. 

There's always a risk signing players from Man United who are on the way down, but Lingard seems to be a solid character and has done well during loan periods for Derby, Leicester, Birmingham, Brighton and Derby. Moyes also has a good record of reviving payers from Old Trafford like Tim Howard, Phil Neville and Louis Saha. 

The big incentive for Lingard is that if he does well he might become part of Ole Gunnar Solksjaer's plans again, though having only played three games this season it's going to take him time to reach full match fitness.

But having scored  45 goals in 260 games - including FA Cup Final and Europa League Final strikes– he should provide more goals than our other midfielders. Lets hope this one comes off.