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– Jesse Lingard has spent the majority of his senior career at Manchester United but will depart at the end of his contract with a number of clubs keen to capture his signature.
– Manchester United have announced that Jesse Lingard will leave the club on a free transfer this summer.
– The England international has been at the Red Devils since the age of 9 and progressed through the club’s academy before making his senior debut in 2011. He went on four different loan spells to Leicester City, Birmingham City, Derby County and Brighton & Hove Albion, before cementing himself in the United side.
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– Having made 40 appearances across all competitions during the 2015/16 season, Lingard was handed his England debut later in the year and started in a 2-0 win over Malta. He continued to impress at the Red Devils and was a regular under Jose Mourinho as United won the Carabao Cup and Europa League in the same campaign.
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours, @JesseLingard 🙏#MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 1, 2022
– The Red Devils paid tribute to Lingard with a lengthy statement on their official website charting his 22-year journey with the club since joining as a youngster in 2000. The statement, which included all of Lingard’s highlights from his time at United, ended: “We’d like to take this opportunity to thank Jesse for all of the memories he’s helped create during his two decades here and wish him the best of luck in his future career.”
It was all a dream…
❤ @JesseLingard#MUFC pic.twitter.com/WVw21VuXUO
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 1, 2022
– Lingard’s best goalscoring season came in the following campaign as he netted 13 goals in 49 games.
– But the 29-year-old struggled for regular game time after Mourinho was sacked as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as the club’s new manager following a short stint as Interim boss.
Saying farewell 🙏
🔴 @PaulPogba x @JesseLingard 🔴#MUFC pic.twitter.com/3oqm9fY6n6
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 1, 2022
– He even failed to make a single Premier League appearance at the start of the 2020/21 campaign, which saw Lingard go out on loan to West Ham United for the second half of the season. It is safe to say Lingard made a fine impression by scoring nine times in 16 matches, helping the Hammers to a sixth place finish.
