West Ham have signed France keeper Alphonse Areola permanently from Paris St-Germain, while they have made an offer for Jesse Lingard.

He is West Ham’s second signing of the summer after the arrival of Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd from Rennes.

Lingard becomes a free agent on 1 July when his Manchester United contract expires.

West Ham, who signed Aguerd for £30m, have not revealed a transfer fee for Areola, but it has been widely reported to be around £10.5m.

“The vibe of last season was great so I just wanted to do everything to stay here,” said Areola, who made 18 appearances for the Hammers in 2021-22 in four different competitions – the Premier League, Europa League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

“I feel comfortable, I feel like when I’m signing in a club, I want to feel that it’s like my second family.”

It is anticipated the Paris-born stopper will battle for the number one slot with established first-choice Lukasz Fabianski, 37, who signed a one-year contract extension in May.

West Ham now hope to convince England international Lingard to return to the London Stadium.

The 29-year-old had a successful time on loan with the Hammers at the end of the 2020-21 season and scored nine goals in 16 Premier League starts.

But Lingard was denied another loan spell in January as United refused to deal with one of their rivals for a European place.

It is the start of what promises to be a busy period for the Hammers, who are flying to Scotland on Monday for their pre-season training camp at St Andrews.

The club will learn their Europa Conference League play-off opponents when the draw is made by Uefa on 1 August.