After 21 years, it seems that Jesse Lingard’s journey with Manchester United has come to an end. The youth Academy product has joined the Red Devils at the age of 7 and has been in the club since. After initial loans with Leicester, Brighton, Birmingham and Derby, he finally settled in United’s first team squad from 2016. And then came Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and things got worse. After an excellent decision to go on loan last season, Lingard exploded in West Ham and even got the England cap, but in 2021 it was Deja-vu: Jesse on the bench, with a gloomy face. And now, with only seven months unit his contract runs out, Lingard is angry again, since the contract talks stalled. And it seems that this time, United’s winger is calling it quits and will leave the club in June.Rodgers about Manchester job: ‘Don’t be disrespectful to Ole’There are two main reasons for this: failed promises and contract offer. After a great season with West Ham, it was widely expected that Manchester will cash in on the winger, since he wasn’t playing under Ole anyway. But United refused six clubs who were interested in Jesse and Solskjaer assured the player that he will get more playing time. They even offered Lingard a new contact in September, which he refused, waiting to see what will happen with his playing time. A clever move.##NAJAVA_MECA_5983847##After Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo were signed, Lingard was playing even less, and so far was named only once to the starting 11 – in a Carabao Cup game. Including various substitutions, former England international has racked up only 76 minutes of football so far, in all competition. He even lost his place in Gareth Southgate’s squad, and he is desperate to go to Qatar, which means, he must play regularly in the upcoming period.Pogba’s agent: ‘December is a month of dreams’According to The Times, the contract negotiations broke (again), when Lingard got the offer – a decrease in salary. Lingard therefore looks set to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer when his contract expires on June 30. The academy graduate is also considering asking to be loaned out for the remaining six months of his deal due to a lack of game time. It’s up to United to decide will they at least offload his salary and send him on loan to some Premier League club (West Ham, Newcastle), or will ship him away on the continent, as AC Milan and Barcelona have already expressed their interest. In fact, a representative from Lingard’s camp is thought to have travelled to Spain for talks with clubs last week. At 28, Jesse will have to carefully think about his next club and contract length. But, until January, maybe another manager arrives at Old Trafford. Will be interesting anyway.
