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title: "Exclusive: Lee Hendrie pessimistic over Aston Villa’s Jesse Lingard chances"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-lee-hendrie-pessimistic-over-aston-villas-jessie-lingard-chances-transfers-rumour-manchester-united-champions-league-e100/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-05-02T08:14:58Z"
modified: "2021-05-02T08:14:58Z"
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# Exclusive: Lee Hendrie pessimistic over Aston Villa’s Jesse Lingard chances

**Speaking exclusively to [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/), former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie is convinced Jesse Lingard would choose West Ham over his old side if it were a choice between the two.**

This comes after [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-aston-villa-ready-to-rival-west-ham-for-lingard/) reported that Villa are interested in signing the 28-year-old attacking midfielder following his impressive loan spell in east London.

Lingard has been in red-hot form since joining West Ham from Manchester United back in January, already hitting double figures for [goal involvements](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesse-lingard/leistungsdaten/spieler/141660).

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It is no wonder that Villa have now seemingly joined the race to sign the England international.

Hendrie, however, is not giving his former club much of a chance given how settled Lingard looks at the London Stadium.

When asked by **TT** whether the Villans had a shot at signing Lingard, he said:

*“I’d be very surprised if he turned his back on them \[West Ham\] to be honest. Playing for Manchester United, he’s won trophies, he’s been involved in big international games and he’s a big player.*

*“So I think if he had to choose out of the two, I’d be certain it’d be West Ham just for the season he’s had and the boxes he ticks for them.”*

With West Ham also [likely to feature in Europe](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) next season, and possibly even in the Champions League, it is easy to see why the Hammers would be in the driving seat to sign Lingard permanently.