Jesse Lingard has revealed he 'didn't have a choice' in joining Nottingham Forest over West Ham back in the summer of 2022.
The former Manchester United star moved to West Ham on a six-month loan in 2021 - a year before his Forest switch - and bagged nine goals in 16 games.
Despite arguably playing the best football of his career with the Hammers, Lingard returned to Old Trafford for the 2021-2022 season.
He then left his boyhood club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of that season.