Rio Ferdinand has urged Jesse Lingard to leave Manchester United permanently as his parent club have “moved past him”.
Lingard secured a loan move to West Ham in January having made just three appearances for United in the FA Cup and League Cup this season.
The 28-year-old scored a brace on his debut for the Hammers and has started all three games since his move to play under David Moyes.
GOSSIP: Man Utd eye Bundesliga forwards, PSG set Mbappe price
And Ferdinand believes Lingard should do all he can to secure a permanent move away from Old Trafford as he won’t “affect” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad should he return.
“What’s his ambition here, beyond this season, what is he [Lingard] looking to do?” Ferdinand told BT Sport.
“If West Ham don’t put a bid in to buy him at the end of this loan I think this loan has to be seen as a failure.
“That’s got to be his aim… to get a bid from West Ham and other clubs to take him out of Man United.
“Because I don’t see him going back to Man United and really affecting that squad now. I think they’ve moved past him with the players they’ve recruited, he doesn’t feature, hasn’t done for so long.”
Lingard and his West Ham team-mates will take on Tottenham Hotspur in their next Premier League fixture on Sunday afternoon.
The post Rio Ferdinand urges Man Utd star to leave permanently appeared first on Football 365.