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David Moyes reveals West Ham made 'a really good offer' for Jesse Lingard and was 'surprised' by the former Manchester United forward's snub as he joined newly-promoted Nottingham Forest on a £120,000-per-week deal

David Moyes admits he was surprised when Jesse Lingard chose Nottingham Forest over a return to West Ham.

Lingard, who was a free agent after leaving Manchester United, enjoyed a successful loan stint with the Hammers two seasons ago.

The 29-year-old scored nine goals in 16 matches to help fire West Ham into Europe, and also got back into the England squad.

After another season of bench-warming at United, Lingard was offered the chance to head back to the London Stadium to resurrect his career for a second time.