Nottingham Forest's "very aggressive" approach to signing Jesse Lingard has been lauded by the player after the Marinakis family made him feel wanted and showed him love.
The 29-year-old was wanted by several other Premier League clubs this summer as a free agent after officially leaving Manchester United at the end of last month. Former loan club West Ham United were one of those credited with an interest and whom the Reds are said to have beaten to the signing.
Lingard has now spoken about the approach from Forest, which convinced him that the City Ground was the place to sign this season. It was a joint effort from head coach Steve Cooper and the club's owners.
