Some West Ham fans are not taking Jesse Lingard's summer transfer decision very well.
A section of Hammers supporters decided to throw fake money at the midfielder after he snubbed a return to the club.
Lingard leftManchester United on a free transfer at the end of last season and had plenty of options.
West Ham seemed the most likely destination after he enjoyed a successful loan spell there in the second half of the 2020/21 season.
That yielded nine Premier League goals in just 16 games as he helped them into the Europa League places.
But instead of heading back to the London Stadium, he decided tojoin newly-promoted Nottingham Forest.
There were accusations from some West Ham fans that it was motivated purely by money, but he hit back at those suggestions.
Lingard recently admitted he could have made life changing money with offers from abroad.
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He lined-up against West Ham in the second game of the Premier League game of the season with new club Forest.
And the home supporters taunted Hammers fans with chants of 'Jesse Lingard, he left because you're s***'.
Fake money was also seen on the ground when Forest had a corner in the area where visiting supporters were, seemingly aimed at Lingard.
And of course he managed to grab the assist as his new club beat the Hammers 1-0 at the City Ground.
Lingard's scuffed shot made fortuitously reached Taiwo Awoniyi, who bundled it over the line.
Even though there was some dissent from the West Ham fans, there was no animosity from boss David Moyes, who praised the midfielder before the match.
“He has moved on. Jesse was brilliant for us. Jesse got us into Europe with his goals, he gave us a huge lift when he joined the club and played a huge part of getting us into Europe.
“We acknowledge that and thank him greatly for that, the club made him a really good offer to come and we just couldn’t quite get him.
“He’s someone we could have liked, but obviously he chose Nottingham Forest."
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