Lingard, who had few appearances at Manchester United, wanted to leave the team in the winter, but Manchester United and Newcastle failed to reach an agreement on Lingard’s loan. The Mirror said Lingard was angry and disrespected.
The 29-year-old Lingard joined Manchester United’s youth academy at the age of 7. After that, he gradually grew into a regular player of the Manchester United first team, and once became the main force. He was also selected for the England national team. However, Lingard became a substitute at Manchester United last season. During the winter transfer period, Lingard was loaned to West Ham. He scored 8 goals and 3 assists in 9 Premier League appearances. Lingard, who recovered, also returned to the Three Lions.
After Lingard returned to Manchester United this season, he hoped to get more opportunities to play, but the addition of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sancho and others has further compressed Lingard’s space. So far this season, Lingard has only played 273 minutes in 14 attacks for Manchester United, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist, including only 88 minutes in the Premier League. Lingard, whose contract expires this summer, hopes to emulate last season’s success and go on loan to another team that can get more game time during the winter transfer window.
Previously, both West Ham and Tottenham were interested in Lingard, but these two teams were regarded by Manchester United as four competitors, so Manchester United refused to loan Lingard to them. However, Newcastle is currently in the relegation zone and has no competition with Manchester United. In order to get Lingard, Newcastle is willing to bear the full salary of the player and pay Manchester United another £6 million loan fee, but this offer was still rejected by Manchester United.
The Mirror said Lingard was furious after learning that Manchester United had rejected an offer from Newcastle and felt he had not been given the respect he deserved after playing for Manchester United for more than 20 years. Manchester United agreed to loan another striker Martial to Sevilla during the winter transfer period, but insisted on not letting Lingard go, which made Lingard worry that Manchester United may be punishing himself for not renewing his contract and forcing him to stay. He continued to sit on the bench in the second half of the season.
In addition to the unsuccessful transfer and leaving the team, Lingard also encountered troubles off the field. Lingard was in Dubai last weekend with Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford and posed for pictures with British rapper Willie. But Willie was criticized for being anti-Semitic, and Lingard and Rashford could only apologize for the photo incident. Lingard tweeted: “I have learned that a photo that is currently circulating can be easily misunderstood, but I want to make it clear that I have no tolerance for racism in any situation!”Return to Sohu, see more
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