Rio Ferdinand believes Jesse Lingard's career at Manchester United is over.
The 28-year-old joined West Ham United on loan last month.
And with his contract set to expire in 2022, Ferdinand expects Lingard to leave his boyhood club on a permanent basis.
"What's his ambition here, beyond this season," Ferdinand told BT Sport. "What is he looking to do?
"If West Ham don't put a bid in to buy him at the end of this loan I think this loan has to be seen as a failure.
"That's got to be his aim - to get a bid from West Ham and other clubs to take him out of Man Utd.
"Because I don't see him going back to Man Utd and really affecting that squad now.
"I think they've moved past him with the players they've recruited, he doesn't feature, hasn't done for so long."
